Marco did a quite extensive degree research about blogging in the Gulf. He decided to take Chan’ad‘s, Saudi Jeans, Farah’s Swaleef and my blog as well as a few others for his case studies. His study is very well researched and thought out. I hope his uni will translate & publish it as a good …
It’s been some time since we had fun with a scapegoat, I haven’t travelled much lately, but today – and in a middle of a sandstorm! (keep you fingers crossed) – I’m off to Dubai for a couple of days to participate in the Dubai Press Club’s Arab Media Forum. So, in the tradition of …
Have you seen this person: She’s supposed to be in Bahrain at the moment, but she has not been spotted anywhere yet. Can everyone please plaster her picture on their blogs, and on milk cartons, posters stapled on trees and electricity poles, in order to pin her down for a quick dinner/drink/coffee/tea/pepsi meeting one of …
Intrigued: A blueprint on national strategy towards promoting tourism in Bahrain yesterday took centre stage as Crown Prince and Economic Development Board (EDB) President Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa received at Riffa Palace a team commissioned to study ways to develop the sector. The taskforce, led by Works and Housing Minister Fahmi Al Jowder, …
What do you get when you are led by this guy: And your country is operating one of these: And your opposition can’t even pronounce the word NUCLEAR: Would this be a farfetched outcome? The question is not whether Iran, being sovereign nation, has the right to pursue a nuclear program, the question seems to …