A meal, normally – at least most I have been familiar with – do not last more than 30 minutes, with the first 20 probably trying to call everyone to the table and then messing about with plates and cutlery, etc., then 10 minutes to wolf it down and then back to whatever we were …
Some good news for a change! The State Commissioner Committee in Egypt has rejected the request made by the judge Abdel Fattah Mourad to block 51 websites and blogs deemed insulting the state’s dignity and threatening Egypt’s interests. In the meantime, the investigation on blogger Amr Gharbia, who was charged for defaming Judge Mourad, has …
Enjoy! (I am sad to say that the bulbul is no longer there, it seems that the mother has abandoned the nest and there is no sign of the little one.)
SPOT in the pond, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is one of two frogs who developed from tadpoles a few weeks ago. They have almost tripled in size and they hop in and out of the pond as they wish. Seeing them now is a treasure hunt as they are so well camouflaged and it …
News reports out today suggest that the king has given his blessing to convening a Truth and Reconciliation Workshop by human rights societies in Bahrain which was previously blocked by authorities, with several provisos; Don’t involve foreigners The reconciliation is deemed to have already taken place by the inculcation of laws 10 of 2001 and …