What is it about us that we continue to feel the victim and then in order to do something about the situation we simply blame anyone but ourselves? For two days at the Arab Thought Foundation’s Arab and World Media Conference in Dubai I’ve heard one speaker after another emphasize the fact that we are …
I’m sure most of you remember Rania Al-Baz, the television presenter with a tad jealous husband who beat her to a pulp? If not, look at the picture to remind yourself, or read the Religious Policeman’s take on her story and how the Saudi authorities refused her leaving the country to promote her book in …
ITP Business, following in Forbes footsteps, has just published a list of top 10 billionaires of the Arab world. Knowing how secretive these families and individuals are, as well as the fact that their finances are closely guarded secrets, the absence of tax (and hence tax records and returns), I would call into question how …
What’s the future like for our children in Bahrain when 95% of the land are in private hands. How did a country as tiny as Bahrain end up in a situation where a few individuals own the vast majority of the land mass? How did that happen? How it happened is quite well known to …
A different thinker who has other ideas about concepts that other find so commonly annoying. I started this blog to keep the things i think about fresh and well… in my mind. I just want to write up what I am feeling now and what I reckon my opinions are. I hope you enjoy 🙂