I was graciously invited by my friend Suhail Al-Gosaibi to participate in a workshop about successful negotiation. The workshop was conducted by Peter Nixon. What I subconsciously knew or gleaned over most of my adult life, was elegantly focused by Mr. Nixon in a space of just over 2 hours. The event was an eye opener on many levels. I’m still digesting the information I received and look forward to going through the handouts and explore the issues raised more thoroughly.
The last two days were very fruitful. I have had the privilege of interacting with an excellent group of people whose main concern is to share their views with the world, and expose the wrongs in their societies in order for those to be addressed and corrected. Although I cannot say that the correction has …
This is my contribution to the journalism workshop I am attending at the moment where I was privileged to be on the panel discussing the intersection between the old and new media. On the panel with me were Emmabenji (emmabenji.canalblog.com, tunisia), Mohammed Zainabi (zainabi.com, morocco), Yazid Haddar (psycho.dzblog.com, algeria) and Daoud Kuttab (ammannet.net, jordan – …
Mohammed Al-Maskati and myself participated in the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights’ Electronic Journalism Freedom and the Role of Blogs in Supporting Human Rights Workshop last night at the Bahrain Human Rights Society’s premises in Adliya. The inaugural session was presented by the Al-Wasat columnist Mohammed Al-Othman in which he discussed the ethics of …
The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights will be conducting a training workshop about Press Freedoms, the law and how it views freedoms of expression, practical demonstrations and tutorials on blogging and how to circumvent blocks to reach the content you require. This workshop will take place between 1-5 March, 2007 in the Bahrain Human …