This article first appeared on Global Voices. This is a weekly Bahrain blogs roundup which I contribute to Global Voices every Monday. It’s been a tragic week for the Arabian Gulf; several hundred pilgrims died while performing the Hajj, the 6th son of Bahrain’s monarch died in a car crash and just yesterday Shaikh Jaber …
Or at least try another way to silence critics, maybe by constructive talks and doing real, tangible changes to avoid being harshly criticised. This is the gist of an article in today’s New York Times, featuring bahrainonline.org’s webmaster Ali Abdulemam and discusses how both the web and satellite television has given voice to usually disenfranchised …
Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, RIP The BBC and CNN report that Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait for the past 30 years has died. May Allah grant him and the Kuwaiti people peace and tranquility.
“I heard screaming and … saw people jumping over each other,” said Egyptian Suad Abu Hamada, who was nearby when the stampede broke out. “Police starting pulling out bodies. The bodies were piled up. I couldn’t count them, they were too many,” she said. Afterward, bodies were lined up on the pavement nearby, covered with …
Okay I won’t ignore this one, because I do enjoy “One dog said to another“, yes I’m a lurker down under! Here goes: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot. Sarah and the Goon Squad Little Miss …