Bahrain Blogger makes the front page!, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is Al-Watan, the newest newspaper on the island, and it has, by publishing the marked article, demonstrated that it is nothing more than a bought and paid-for newspaper. Nothing more and nothing less. They chose to “feature” Dr. Abdulhadi Khalaf, a gentleman and a …
Grrrrrrr!, originally uploaded by Toota_78. Kitten-photoblogging is de rigeur in our household at the moment with my little sister Maha (whom I actually regard more as my eldest daughter, the age gap is just too much!) going full pelt at it. She adopted a kitten off the BSPCA – or is it the other …
This time at Cinnabon in the Diplomatic Area Time: 8pm Date: TONIGHT! See you all there…
Bahrain’s parliament lashed out in outrage last night over newspaper cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammed and Islam. They demanded official apologies from Denmark, where the cartoons were first published and Norway, where they were republished by a magazine earlier this month. MPs also demanded action by Bahrain’s government against Denmark and called for mass protests all …
I’ve had a good meeting with Martin Whitaker, BIC’s general manager, last night in which we touched upon the various things the BIC is doing to address its perceived shortcomings. I am thrilled to say that they seem to have answered almost every point of the 19 raised here previously; here are some of their …