Happy New Year my friends! I hope this one is going to be even much better than the last, and is filled with good memories, excellent fortune and much health and wealth and your resolutions will be successfully achieved. My personal plan for this year is to finish the documentary about my late father, and …
Today’s Eid is a lot sweeter knowing that Saddam has been consigned to history’s rubbish heap. Sure he will be mentioned and might even be celebrated by some, to me however, I have not and will not shed a single tear on hearing of his demise. “Good riddance”, was one thought, another was, “okay, who’s …
Stopping evolutionary change is like trying to stop a tsunami with a few bags of sand. It just doesn’t work. I think the rulers of the Middle East recognise that fact, but they think that hiding their heads deep enough in the sand will delay their populace’s recognition of the fact. The majority actually do …
Public Calligraphy, originally uploaded by malyousif. I visited the village of Bilad Al-Qadeem this morning to pay my respects to a friend whose father just passed away. Although my own father’s house is very close to that village, I’ve never taken it upon myself to go in and investigate. Today, I am happy that I …
You know, they say that if you keep the Christmas decorations up for too long after Christmas that could bring you bad luck; therefore, I have retired our beloved Santacons until next Christmas. Say your goodbyes and thank yous to the little red man and woman… and say hello to the little green gender-neutral thingies …