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.

Time to boycott France!

A French newspaper reprinted on Wednesday a series of 12 Danish newspaper cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad that have sparked protests in the Muslim world and prompted Saudi Arabia to recall its ambassador from Denmark. The France Soir daily said it had published the cartoons in the name of freedom of expression and to fight …

Outrage at insult to Islam

Bahrain’s parliament lashed out in outrage last night over newspaper cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammed and Islam. They demanded official apologies from Denmark, where the cartoons were first published and Norway, where they were republished by a magazine earlier this month. MPs also demanded action by Bahrain’s government against Denmark and called for mass protests all …

A childish and ridiculous parliament

Bahrain’s parliament last night demanded an apology from Denmark over newspaper cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammed and Islam. They also called for mass protests all over the country, after Friday prayers. MPs broke off from holiday to meet in an emergency session, during which they also demanded action against Denmark by the Bahrain government, including possibly …

ما في الديرة رجال؟

تأسيس لجنة للدفاع عن الرسول يرأسها السعيدي أعلن مساء أمس في الرفاع الشرقي تأسيس لجنة شعبية، وذلك للتعبير عن سخط الاهالي من الاساءة الى النبي الكريم عبر الصحف الدنماركية ومن موقف حكومتها من صحافتها المحلية، وتم تشكيل اللجنة تحت مسمى «لجنة الرفاع للدفاع عن الرسول الكريم» وتم اختيار النائب جاسم السعيدي رئيسا لها، وناصر السندي …

41 days to go!

I’ve had a good meeting with Martin Whitaker, BIC’s general manager, last night in which we touched upon the various things the BIC is doing to address its perceived shortcomings. I am thrilled to say that they seem to have answered almost every point of the 19 raised here previously; here are some of their …