92 punished for varsity violations

NINETY-TWO students at Bahrain University have so far been punished since the start of the academic year in September, it was revealed yesterday. The violations include disrupting classes, making too much noise and having “intimate contact” with members of the opposite sex. Two social supervisors have been assigned to each building in the mornings and …

Arabic Blogs

Lately I have been immersed in Blogs written in Arabic and I am pleased to share a few with you. There is Mohammed from Egypt who likes to dazzle with his sharp intellect and witty humor. There is Omar, a Palestinian living in Turkey who like to mix serious topics with more cynical ones. For …

No More Barriers

The US Consulate in Jeddah has been attacked today with 12 people killed, 3 of which are the attackers themselves from a group of 5. 2 have been apprehended, although injured presumably by gunfire and are in the hands of the authorities. Our condolences go to the families of the bereaved. It is yet another …