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.

Protect our freedoms!

Intellectuals last night called for a united stand against religious extremists who are trying to restrict personal freedoms in Bahrain. Professionals, business people, activists and journalists at Almuntada (The Forum) said that something must be done to stop fundamentalists from taking the country backwards.

I hear raised voices

The erstwhile shy voices of businessmen scared of losing their custom as well as those of liberals afraid of being labeled kafirs by their Islamist compatriots are being raised. And about time too. Some 200 luminaries of Bahraini society, sans religionists and MPs, gathered last night at the Gulf Hotel at the invitation of the …

Vocabulary

I’ve got tunnel vision at the moment, I have no idea what the hell is going on and I can’t see much and there is absolutely nothing wrong with me as far as I can tell… maybe I need to physically remove myself from the computer and go do some night-time gardening which is a …