Mohammed Fadhel‘s article in today’s Al-Waqt is worth reading and further consideration. He calls for the amelioration of sectarian differences by heeding Shaikh Isa Qassim’s advice delivered during his Ashoora speech and for a national reconciliation between the sects or at least for people to see their religious leaders from both camps in the same …
A traditional activity during the Muharram Ashura commemorations is that various communities in Bahrain do different things, all of which are helping each other, especially taking care of the less fortunate by giving alms and/or food. The food is cooked by various entities and distributed for free to everyone who wants it. The "Ajam Bahrainis" …
Or is it symptomatic of our society? «المباØÂــــث» تبØÂــــث عــــنمريضـــــة الإيـــــدز صرؠمدير عام الإدارة العامة للمباØÂØ« والأدلة الجنائية العميد ÙÂاروق سلمانالمعاودة بأنالإدارة تتابع موضوع الÙÂتاة الآسيوية المصابة بالإيدز باهتمام بالغ وشكلت ÙÂريقاً للبØÂØ« والتØÂريعنها وبالتنسيق مع الإدارات والجهات الأمنية كاÙÂØ© بعد التعميم عنها، وأنالجهود الØÂثيثة متواصلة لتØÂديد مكانها والقبض …
Amal alerts us that the schedule for this year’s Spring of Culture has been announced! This is the second year this excellent event is being held in Bahrain, and my goodness, the roll-call this year is for a month of complete immersion into art, music, dance, poetry, painting, theatre, recitals, and sculpture. What else can …
The Dome of Ma’atem Al-Ajam – Bahrain, originally uploaded by malyousif. Arif and I went to pay our respects to two separate families this morning to offer our condolences. The first is a old friend whose shop was right next to ours in the old souq and had his father pass away yesterday. That was …