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.

A Royal Balls-Up…

I can’t help but to describe the latest in the petition saga on both the government and the opposition as a stinky brain-fart. The opposition have backed down in the face of mounting government pressure and supposedly threats of persecution, the return to State Security Law, imprisonment and the like; while the government is having …

Who do the boycotters represent?

Just came across this explanation which seems to be correct in an article in ArabicNews.com: The four societies are: the Islamic national reconciliation which represents the main trend among the Shiite, the democratic national labor (a coalition of leftists, nationalists and independents), the Islamic work (Shiite representing the Sherazi trend) and the democratic national coalition …

A letter to Blair: Your Middle East policy is doomed, say diplomats

Dear Prime Minister: We the undersigned, former British ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and senior international officials, including some who have long experience of the Middle East and others whose experience is elsewhere, have watched with deepening concern the policies which you have followed on the Arab-Israel problem and Iraq, in close co-operation with the United …

Legal Opinion Concerning the Constitutional Matter of the Kingdom of Bahrain – Part 2/7

print Index: Part 1 >> Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 B) Prerogatives of the Legislative Power The prerogatives of the National Assembly are divided into legislative and supervisory authorities, both are briefly explained as follows: 1) Legislative Authorities. Both of the National Assembly and the Amir hold legislative authority …