I just realized that I didn’t introduce Hope on the blog! Sorry. Well, meet Hope, the newest addition and the very much long awaited addition to the garden. Here she is sitting at her pond and being quite happy and content. I had my eye on her for months, but unfortunately the seller and I …
Just a few weeks ago, this lovely hydrangea was doing well enough – considering it’s not supposed to survive at all in Bahrain’s climate. Alas, this is what it’s been reduced to in its first ever Bahraini summer. I’ve not lost complete hope yet though, you will notice that against all odds, it’s got some …
To the sad sad people who’re trying their utmost to compare what has happened in Bahrain to the UK’s current riots and come to the staggering realization that they’re one and the same: don’t. The twains do not and shall never meet. Over there, it’s yobs, criminals and looters running rampant and they deserve nothing …
This was reported in Al-Wasat this morning: وأكد أطباء موقوÙÂونأنالسماهيجيبØÂاجة إلى عملية ÙÂوراً، ØÂتى لا تتضاع٠ØÂالته الصØÂية، وذلك بعد تعرضه لجلطة، مشيرينإلى أنالعملية تتطلب قدوم طبيب منخارج البØÂرين، أو السماؠلأØÂد الأطباء الموقوÙÂينعنالعمل بإجراء العملية. Translation: The suspended doctors confirmed that Dr. Al-Samahiji requires immediate surgery …
A new report from the International Crisis Group: Following a spasm of violence, Bahrain faces a critical choice between endemic instability and slow but steady progress toward political reform. The most sensible way forward is to launch a new, genuine dialogue in which the political opposition is fairly represented and to move toward changes that …