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 …
I wonder why that international destress sign is “Mayday”, is it because the capitalists have finally gave up calling for their workers to turn up on May 1st and then if any of their customers asks them why deliveries are not made, or products are not manufactured, they just shrug their shoulders and say: well …
Desert Rose (Adenium Obesum), originally uploaded by malyousif. I got these cuttings as a gift this morning, I’ve gone to 4 garden centres in Bahrain before receiving them and they didn’t have any Adeniums in stock, and they didn’t know when they would be getting any in… These are going to be my pride and …
Cactus Yellow Flower, originally uploaded by malyousif. These are going on high-growth-mode at the moment, we have two of them astride our gate, in the street planters. They’ve just started to open yesterday and this is what greeted me as I came home from Dubai last night… This image also is especially presented to the …
blogging the 4th Arab Media Forum in Dubai and Impressions on the 4th Arab Media Forum It’s over. Apart from the official dinner and prizes tonight, the conference and sessions have just finished. We’ve had our bloggers’ session this afternoon and it was brilliant! Good organisation, good attendance and very good questions from the audience. …