Tag Archives: Culture

Ashura, time for the community

A traditional activity during the Muharram Ashura commemorations is that various communities in Bahrain do different things, all of which are helping each other, especially taking care of the less fortunate by giving alms and/or food. The food is cooked by various entities and distributed for free to everyone who wants it. The "Ajam Bahrainis" …

Unintended official racial slur?

Or is it symptomatic of our society? «المباحــــث» تبحــــث عــــن مريضـــــة الإيـــــدز صرح مدير عام الإدارة العامة للمباحث والأدلة الجنائية العميد فاروق سلمان المعاودة بأن الإدارة تتابع موضوع الفتاة الآسيوية المصابة بالإيدز باهتمام بالغ وشكلت فريقاً للبحث والتحري عنها وبالتنسيق مع الإدارات والجهات الأمنية كافة بعد التعميم عنها، وأن الجهود الحثيثة متواصلة لتحديد مكانها والقبض …

Spring of Culture is back!

Amal alerts us that the schedule for this year’s Spring of Culture has been announced! This is the second year this excellent event is being held in Bahrain, and my goodness, the roll-call this year is for a month of complete immersion into art, music, dance, poetry, painting, theatre, recitals, and sculpture. What else can …

Happy Festive Season!!

Happy Festive Season!!, originally uploaded by malyousif. Christmas is here again, and these are part of the tradition in our household, gingerbread cookies! These were made, baked and decorated by my daughter Hanan. We wish you all a very happy festive season, and this time, all three great religions celebrate their own happy occasions almost …