In September of this past year, Bahrain signed a Free Trade Pact with the United States. The opinions on the matter vary from a new Zionist Conspiracy to undermine the Arab world to complete indifference to absolute ecstacy that someone in Washington could actually find Bahrain. When Bahraini pearls show up at Bloomingdale’s, I’ll let …
On my wedding day, my mothers friend – an Iraqi woman – leans over and asks me in all seriousness “Did your mother explain to you about the birds and the bees?”. I didn’t know how to respond. If I say yes then I will look like a slut and if I say no then …
All together now: ooooohhhhhhh, you pooour pooour baabieee. did Abdulnabi Salman and other MPs who uncharacteristicly stood up for the freedom of the press hurt your pooour pooour feelings? tut tut tut. Never mind, come here and get a cuddle. You can now go back into the chamber and carry on with the session. BUT …
Parliament’s weekly session ended in chaos yesterday after MPs quarrelled over a reporter being banned from the session. Some MPs walked out in protest as Al Wasat newspaper reporter Batool Al Sayed initially refused to leave the Press box. Parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani had reportedly earlier contacted newspaper chairman Farouk Almoayyed, insisting that Ms …
The weather has changed in Bahrain since yesterday. It’s windy and much colder than it has been. In fact, you can always tell that it is winter in Bahrain (and the surrounding area) when you actually get cold water from the cold tap! No matter. Today in particular, in the colder weather or not, I …