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Mahmood's Den

An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while.

Culture Entrepreneurship Human Rights Politics

“The Protection of Traditional Values”

By mahmood on Tuesday, February 19, 2008

I cringe whenever I hear or read those words. Why? Because they are always used as a pretext to restrict an intrinsic freedom or used as a justification for trouncing all over a basic human right. It is as if “Traditions” are sacrosanct, enshrined and set in gold. They – we are led to believe …

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General

Pepper

By mahmood on Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Och, the Ministry of Interior shouldn’t bother with opposing a paragraph in a law banning its use of chemical weapons to disperse rioters, it should just nuke the bastards and be done with it!

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Valentines’ gone horribly wrong

By mahmood on Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Look, I understand that although some need it, not everyone can afford to buy Viagra, but lust is an untameable beast and some people will go to any length for the mere promise of their own personal nirvana. Sometimes that quest can prove painful, embarrassing, stupid and more often than not all of those facets …

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Gardening

Bahrain Garden Show coming up!

By mahmood on Monday, February 11, 2008

It’s only a few days to the much awaited Bahrain International Garden Show which will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in Sanabis from Feb 22 – 24, my birthday falling on the 23rd is no coincidence of course, they asked and I gave my blessing! No no. I’m really looking forward to …

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Entrepreneurship Human Rights

Chicken for lunch?

By mahmood on Monday, February 11, 2008

I’m not sure what those “guest workers” are complaining about. Really. They just hear a rumour by the Indian Ambassador that his country is planning a minimum wage for their citizens working in the Gulf for BD100 ($265) a month, and they automatically think that they should be included in that new criteria. Not only …

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