Saeed Mosque, originally uploaded by malyousif. I visited the old neighbourhood this morning on the way to pay my respects to the Khalaf family (our neighbours of old) for the passing of their doyen. On the way back, I shot several pictures of the neighbourhood I grew up in in central Manama on my mobile …
The Compere, originally uploaded by malyousif. Sameer Hameed (Abu Hameed) is the Funeral Compere par excellence! He MC’d my dad’s funeral (rest his soul) and left us to deal with our grief, without having to deal with the other bits and pieces like ensuring that there is enough refreshments for people coming to pay their …
If you can call it that in the first place that is!
Take for example this year’s F1 season opener in Bahrain which garnered much better television viewer figures than the traditional opener held at Australia, that – business-wise – should be enough to move that fixture permanently to the BIC in Bahrain, and it looks like Bernie is considering it. And why shouldn’t he? The BIC …
My family and I are deeply indebted to all those who gave us support and solace through the difficult time of our father’s death. Our deep thanks and appreciation goes to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the king of the Kingdom of Bahrain; HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, The Prime Minister; HH …