The GDN this morning tells us that a mosque preacher in Busaiteen in the island of Muharraq, a hotbed of Wahabi culture, has been suspended due to a sermon he preached about Zionism and “Sectarian Issues” on the front page in the “World this morning” column: Preacher suspended MANAMA: A cleric was reportedly suspended yesterday …
nice nails, originally uploaded by malyousif. typical of some of the hilarious signs we see all over the island, literal translation from Arabic or Indian which is harmless in the native language, but hilarious when literally translated into English!
Dragonfly, originally uploaded by malyousif. The family are back at last… but suffering a bit from jet lag. I however wake up habitually now at 5 or 5.30. As I decided to take the day off and spend it with them, and I didn’t have the heart to shake them awake at that time, I …
Thanks to Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain can boast of collecting its first gold medal at an international athletics meet in Helsinki. Well done Rashid and thanks!
HELSINKI: Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain won the men’s 1500 metres title here at the world athletics championships last night to give the Gulf State its first world title and first ever medal at such an exalted level.The 25-year-old athlete timed 3minutes 37.88seconds while Adil Kaouch of Morocco took silver (3:38.00) – his season’s best – …