I don’t think there is any political society in Bahrain worth its salt that has blessed the forcing through of electronic voting by the government. I agree with them; not only are there technical and security issues associated with this process, there is also a huge political objection (arabic) too which should be addressed. All …
Do we even care for privacy in Bahrain at all? I honestly don’t think so, and the biggest culprit is our government.. the very same one that has been assuring us that with them forcing the issue of “smart cards” which not only contain biometric information, but your criminal, financial, and medical records amongst others …
Over the last few days three things were brought to the fore in the local press after people continued to point fingers and talk about the situations in their majlises etc: one thing that has been talked about for years in Bahrain is the issue of naturalization, which is a very emotive subject with the …
The King has dissolved parliament! (arabic) And I shall ceremoniously remove the count-down counter on the left which we have grown very familiar with over the last 12 months. I shall be sad to see it go, but extremely happy as I – like the majority of my Bahrain – live in hope that we …
We woke up this morning to headlines that municipal and parliamentary elections will be held on time, sometime before December 13th, 2006, as the present parliament first sat on December 14th, 2002. Four years. That’s the constitution and that’s the law. When though is anyone’s guess, as it is constitutionally at the king’s pleasure. One …