Very pretty aren’t they? Kids fronting a demonstration in Muharraq yesterday in support of “the Iraqi resistance” and the Palestinians. The demonstration was organised by some group calling themselves “National Justice Movement” in cooperation with the Shura Islamic Political Society and National Constitutional Grouping which brought out about 150 people, according to Al-Wasat (arabic). Now for …
A Bahraini MP yesterday called for the gradual introduction of Sharia (Islamic) law to deal with all criminals. Another claimed that thieves should have their hands chopped off because “God ordered us to do soâ€Â. However, one described the punishment as unfair if adulterers are not stoned. The comments were made in parliament yesterday as …
photo courtesy Al-Wasat newspaper Isn’t there a law in Bahrain that criminalises burning of flags? Especially flags of those countries which we do have good relations with? Well, this is Mohammed Khalid, the member of parliament and representative of the Northern District 6, sans slippers, burning the Danish flag to show his disapproval of the …
تأسيس لجنة للدÙÂاع عنالرسول يرأسها السعيديأعلنمساء أمس ÙÂيالرÙÂاع الشرقيتأسيس لجنة شعبية، وذلك للتعبير عنسخط الاهاليمنالاساءة الى النبيالكريم عبر الصØÂ٠الدنماركية ومنموق٠ØÂكومتها منصØÂاÙÂتها المØÂلية، وتم تشكيل اللجنة تØÂت مسمى «لجنة الرÙÂاع للدÙÂاع عنالرسول الكريم» وتم اختيار النائب جاسم السعيديرئيسا لها، وناصر السندي…
Our MPs are getting MUCH better it seems. Better in the sense as “cloaking” issues into others to make their objections at least more palatable, to them and their constituents at least, rather than be outright brain-farts. As the next session of parliament approaches, we have had a flurry of activity from those who claim …