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.

Eid Dance

The Eid dance has started, as if it have ever ended! Declarations are coming fast and furiously from all over the Muslim world jostling for position of when Eid should be. Some, like Nasrallah Fadhlallah of Lebanon, a leading Shi’a cleric with good following in Bahrain declared as early as last week that Eid’s going …

Better late than never?

The sleeping Bahrain Embassy in Washington seem to have awoken out of its slumber for some reason, that reason being the local press finally picking up the story of Juma Al-Dossary and the other six detainees of course who continue to demand just a fair trial: Bahrain Asks US to Investigate Torture at Guantanamo Washington, …

Meeting a Champion

Shaikh Salman with my son Arif, originally uploaded by malyousif. I had the pleasure of meeting this fine Bahraini champion again last night where he rightly was lauded for his achievement of being crowned the Formula BMW Asia Champion at a ceremony thrown in his honour by the Capital Governate which was also attended by …