A traditional activity during the Muharram Ashura commemorations is that various communities in Bahrain do different things, all of which are helping each other, especially taking care of the less fortunate by giving alms and/or food. The food is cooked by various entities and distributed for free to everyone who wants it. The "Ajam Bahrainis" …
Christmas Flower, originally uploaded by malyousif. Our Christmas Cactus is late in flowering this year, it normally starts the buds in late November and flowers almost exactly on Christmas day (hence the name) but this year it has just started flowering. This time however the flowers are breathtaking and better than at any time in …
Like everyone I know, I am worried about the overt sectarian tones sweeping the whole Middle East. Everywhere you look now there is sectarian strife in various stages and on various levels. People are being stigmatized because they are one “type” or another; even religious clerics gathered recently in Qatar to attend a rapprochement conference …
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Green Bahrain after the rains, originally uploaded by malyousif. A few weeks ago I posted another picture of this area showing you that because of the recent rains green has sprouted all over the island. Well, the green has grown since then, and not a day passes without a few people stopping at the patch …