Arif, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is my son, the COOL, almost 13, dood! 😉
If you’re already wet, would being sprayed make you even wetter? What if you jumped in the pool when you’re already wet, would that make you wetter? Of course not. So what if Bahrain once again went south in its ranking in the Press Freedom Index for 2006? Okay, it’s just a few ranking postions: …
Honey bees, originally uploaded by malyousif. These critters built their hive in one of the trees outside of our house. The gardener found them (and was terrified of disturbing them) while he was trimming the trees… I couldn’t blame the guy!
I sure hope so, and judging by this article, it might well be the beginning of the end, and not a moment too soon, says I: “This is one of the blessings of September 11. It put the brakes on the [Wahhabi] practice of takfir , excommunicating everyone who didn’t exactly follow their creed,” said …
On the eve of the Press Freedom Day, the press in this, as well as virtually the whole Middle East, are in shackles, with parliaments aiding and abetting the press and its workers’ incarceration, utilising that ever-present fillip: religion, to justify imprisoning journalists and anyone else who dares to speak their mind and challenge a …