mahmood

An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while.

Duty done

Frances came and picked me up and we drove to the polling station in our neighbourhood to cast my vote. The ample car parking made the process of reaching the venue easy; even considering the muck left over after the rains earlier in the day. We negotiated the path from the car park to inside …

It’s D-Day

Today – Nov 25th, 2006 – Bahrainis of all walks of life head to cast their ballot in Parliamentary and Municipal polls to elect those who they feel is worthy of representing them for the next four years, with runoffs scheduled for Dec 2nd. The elections this time around are vastly different from 2002 as …

‘Bahrain is Trust’

I was in the garden earlier when I heard the distinct sound of a microlight! I thought my ears were deceiving me until I looked up and sure enough there was one microlight dragging a banner which said “Al-Bahrain Amana” (which loosely translates to Bahrain is your trust, so don’t squander the opportunity to do …

While we were busy

Three little children are no longer with us. Three little lives snuffed due to smoke inhalation. Because their parents could not afford to pay the rent & utilities bills, their electricity was cut off. They lived and died by candle-light. While Bahrain reaps over US$1.6 BILLION dollars a year from oil revenue. While there are …