For those denialists who maintain that the BICI report is nothing but something to paper over the cracks temporarily so that the status quo is not ultimately disturbed, have a look at this. Maybe if you have a few atoms of humanity left in you, it might help you remove that veil off your conscience …
A local saying immediately popped into my mind as I read these words in today’s Al-Wasat: وطالبت لجنة الØÂقوق الدينية ÙÂيوزارة الخارجية الأميركية بـ «تقديم أيمنالمسئولينÙÂيالØÂكومة البØÂرينية الذينثبت تورطهم ÙÂيانتهاكات صارخة للØÂرية الدينية إلى العدالة ومعاقبتهم بموجب القانون، ويجب على الØÂكومة البØÂرينية إصدار اعتذار رسميلتدمير العشرات من…
Overall, from the various tweets I’ve seen and the snippets I’ve already read from the report, there are inconsistencies in incidents I attended personally but notwithstanding that, I believe – so far – that it’s balanced enough and can serve as a catalyst for real change in this country if it is adopted immediately and …
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Secretary Clinton encouraged both Bahrain and Saudi to embrace the Arab Spring. I do hope that they do because it IS in their best interest t do so. What we actually see on the ground now; however, is abstinence and a deep sense of denial. It’s almost as if some in both countries’ administration are …