tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68677912011-08-17T04:00:09.111+01:00A Rambling on Current Events in Bahrain and Beyondhomer simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540760113588714418noreply@blogger.comBlogger1731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867791.post-1126908885657333922005-09-16T22:53:00.000+01:002005-09-16T23:24:46.070+01:00

السلام عليكم و رحمة اللهلقد قررنا العودة بعد طول غياب, و ان شاء الله ما نختفي هالمرة. المهم, آخر الاخبار الحلوة اللي وصلتنا كان هذا اللقاء الشيق من ال بي بي سي مع ديفيد مويز (( David Moyes مدرب فريق ايفيرتون بعد هزيمتهم الساحقة من دينامو بوخارست Dynamo Bucharest الروماني 5-1:اللقاءو بالتوفيق ان شاء الله للحمر في مبارتهم اليايه الاحد امام العدو اللدود Glazers United.

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في اخبار الخليج قبل كم يوم100من أهالي المحرق يطالبون بطائرة خاصة لنقلهم إلى شرم الشيخصرح السيد سلمان بن هندي محافظ المحرق انه بحكم التوأمة التي تربط محافظة المحرق ومحافظة جنوبسيناء، والعلاقة المميزة التي تربط الشقيقتين مصر والبحرين، وبحكم روابط العروبة والاسلام، وبحكم الحب والمعزة بين القيادتين، أناشد باسمي وباسم اهالي محافظة المحرق. صاحب الجلالة الملك المفدى، وصاحب السمو رئيس الوزراء إرسال طائرة

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If you do visit this blog, then you would've noticed I haven't posted anything in a while. If I'm gonna take a guess then I'd say future posts will also be intermittent at best.The truth is for some reason I can't be arsed to post anything lately. I'm not sure why, but so it goes. It's not because of a lack of things to say. I still conjure up ideas that I think would make interesting posts, but

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Is this for real???Apparently he has friends in Bahrain. Get me an autograph anyone!!

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Look at this link.Yes the F1 farce is interesting, but that's not my main point. Look at the right hand side column under "From Other Sports Site."The list reads: The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, Guardian Unlimited, and.... GULF DAILY NEWS.This is not the first time I see it on the BBC website either. It has happened at least a couple of times.Am I missing something here? Since when did the Gulf

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Exams over. Thank god...This is my fourth time doing this set of the most ridiculous constructed bunch of exams ever. Archaic and several hundred years old, they really need updating. Every time I sit them I feel a couple of years draining away from my life and a few extra grey hairs. I've seen people do them on coke, some not sleeping for a whole week, others crying and wailing wildly after them

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Here are the Coolstreaming Schedules for the World Cup Qualifiers on Wednesday:Bahrain vs. Iran15:30 BST (That's British Summer Time for you who don't know. i.e. 17:30 Bahraini time).Channel: CCTV5Japan vs. North Korea13:30 BSTChannel: CCTV5I know I said last time that they were on ESPN, and it turned out that instead there was figure skating. I guess ESPN can't be trusted with its schedules.

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Well the day of reckoning is here. Will our boys be able to do it and beat the Japanese computer? Are we going to get closer to the World cup dream or will it have to wait until the CONCACAF playoffs? Zico and Pele are both in Bahrain for the biggest game the country probably has ever seen. I have never felt more homesick before.... If any of the lads in Bahrain are reading this, get me an

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The big game is coming up on June 3rd. In preparation, Bahrain played Saudi a couple of days ago and drew 1-1. More on the analysis in the next few days, but first to more important matters.I'm sure quite a few of you are in the same problem as me, where it is very hard to find places to watch to Bahrain games if you are abroad. Sure, if you're in London, you can go to Edgeware road, but usually

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The most unbelievable comeback in the history of football was achieved in Istanbul last night. Liverpool, the greatest English club ever, came back to beat AC Milan on penalties.It was something beyond belief. Having been schooled in the first half, Liverpool were 3-0 down and most people (including myself) thought this might end up being an embarassing whitewish. Like Lazarus rising from the

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George Galloway, an anti-war UK MP, today gave the U.S. senate a schooling in public oration. If you want to see someone who sends a tingle down your spine when he speaks, here's a link to the video to one of the most explosive ever exchanges in the political world of the U.S. The first few minutes of the charges levied do drag on and can get boring, but once Galloway is speaking, you'll be

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Finally finished my thesis. I am completely unhappy with what I handed in but it was not my fault. It was due to a late bust-up with my love and companion. It has shattered any dillusions of an academic career, but life moves on I guess. In all this hiatus, an important event in the world has passed by unrecognized even by me. At the end of the the last month (April), this blog celebrated its

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"The main problem is the Arab mentality, which insists you don't need preparation. They don't like to think too far in advance. ... we need discipline at work. No effort, no reward."Who said this quote? A glittering prize awaits for the winner.

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Everyone is talking about it in the Middle East: Change Change Change. Reform Reform Reform. And you know what, there is no doubt in my mind that it will come. Change, and that monumental change, is looming large on the area. The internal and external factors are in place, and most importantly, the public mood is turning towards it. The privilige (or burden) of such an event will fall on our

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Haven't posted in a while, won't post in a while either. It's been a hectic few weeks, and it'll continue to be so for two months or so. In all this chaos, however, I've found a new-old lover to keep me company. We've been spending endless days and nights together. We study together, we have fun together, we even eat together. And she's not even mine.Today we started off with a short meeting, as

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Bahrain has successfuly hosted the formula 1 for the second time. Congratulations Bahrain, and Congratulations to Alonso for coming in pole position.On the other hand, our national team just lost to Japan 1-0. Hard luck Bahrain.I then look at the Formula 1 track we have and at the football "pitches" (more like pits) we have, and all I can think is, "Surely this is a really big horrible joke."

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We are all Arabs aren't we? From the gulf to the ocean. We all share common goals and purposes. We all want, appreciate, and strive for democracy. We will remain diverse but united.In Lebanon, differences are split along whether you are druze, christian, sunni, or shia. The most important issue of the day is the conflict with neighbouring Syria. In Iraq, if you were shia you voted for a shia,

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Just got back from Kiev. It's an interesting place to say the least. Hopefully all of you have been having a good time and for those in England, enjoy your easter break.Also congratulations to the Bahraini national football team for an efficient and determined win over North Korea. Next stop Japan!

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Apparently the BahrainOnline crew have been released without bail (although the charges have not been dropped!). Congratulations to each of them, to their families and friends, and to anyone who suppored them.

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Apparently, any drugs confiscated by the Ministry of the Interior are yet to be destroyed. They are all stored in the Directorate For Fighting Drugs. Between 2002 and 2004 the amounts confiscated were: 16 Kg of Heroin, 804 kg of Hash, 3825608 pills, and other quantities of coke, qat, and other drugs. I can just see the mouth of some pot heads and ravers foaming.

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Apparently the protest that was scheduled on Thursday night against the arrest of the Bahrainonline crew was called off. This was after rows of police were called in to make the message clear that no protest will take place. Four people were detained and then released without charge. If you went an in detail report, go to Chanad.Intimidating and asking the protesters to leave is unreasonable on

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On Tuesday, a new conflict engulfed our esteemed parliament, between the honourable MP Mr. Jassim Al Saidi and the honourable Minister of Labour Dr. Majeed Al Alawi. Mr Al Saeedi accused the minister of segregation and favouritism in Ministry's Employment policies, favouring shia staff over Sunni. He also charged the minister with violating the constitution by being so late in responding to his

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Well here's something interesting to know: The Bahraini Football Team is featured on Winning Eleven, the popular PS2 football game. Apparently Konami, the company that made the game, put quite an effort in to get the heights, skin color, shape, etc.. of the players in the game to reflect reality. See if you can guess who are the players in these pictures:This is also just a reminder that Bahrain

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Well, we all thought how stunning it was that Lebanon was united over the past few weeks. We all thought that the Lebanese were in agreement in their distaste for the Syrian government and in their need to leave the country. We thought that all spectrums of the Lebanese society joined in the demonstrations over the last few days. Well, think again.Not to be outgunned, Hizbullah and other

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Well, it seems Ashoora is in the headlines again. The cabinet of ministers, the shura council and the the parliament have all issued statements regretting events in Ashoora which "threaten national unity". There is apparently unhappiness that religion is mixed with politics.The government is not esctatic that the Hussaini processions are frequently dotted with references to Shia figures from

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Nowadays, all the talks, activities, turmoils, and events occuring in the middle east seem to be centered around the idea of democracy and freedom of expression. People on one side demanding to receive democracy and their freedom, while other sides go around trumpeting that they have already given democracy to their citizens. In Iraq, democracy is the the hot word. In Lebanon, democracy is the

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Thanks to Chan'ad, there is now a Free Ali blog. It basically compiles all the posts from Bahraini blogs into one source instead of having to jump around from one site to another. It also contains news digests and reports on the situation. Please take a look!Also, Desert Island Boy has drafted a letter that you can send to dignataries and officials. However, be warned: Contacting country-specific

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Well the police have been busy the last few days.Abdul Raouf Al Shayeb, the head of the National Committe for Martyrs and Victims of Torture, has been sentenced on the 27th of February to two months in jail and paying a bail of 300 dinars. The felony he committed is entering a house without the consent of its owner, apparently to meet an Indonesian maid. Now Al Shayeb is currently away to in

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Warning: Bahraini Laws this article may violate: 1. The Press Law Section 68 B- Questioning the king by criticism or directing blame to him for any act of the government, or holding him accountable 2. The Press Law Section 70 B- defaming or belittling any constitutional body or court 3. The Telecommunications Law Section 75 a. to send any message in the knowledge that the contents of the message

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If anyone is interested on the specific laws violated and the charges compiled against those detained, here is a list. I'm not sure how accurate the information is, but here is my rough translation:1. Section: 165 (Incitement and Hatred of the Regime)Charge: From the Law of PenaltiesPunishment: 3 years in jail.1. Section: 214 (Defaming the royal entity)Charge: From the Law of PenaltiesPunishment:

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The word about the arrest has spread like wild fire around the media, with a large chunk of the thanks going to forums and bloggers. Will this have repercussions for bloggers? Somehow I have this suspicion that the government is not yet onto the role blogs can play in spreading info. This is most probably because either the government does not know yet about the existence of blogs or they

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So finally it happened! Journalists , human rights activitists, politicians,intellectuals, and plain old joes have all been arrested. It was only a matter of time before they grabbed an internet figure. Talk about choosing the right moment to start blogging!!!!Homer posted before about how currently in Bahrain the situation is "You can say what you want, and the government can do whatever it

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Apparently two more bahrain online moderators have been detained, according to several sources. That brings the total to three so far: Ali Abdul Emam, Mohammed Al Mousawi, and Hussain Yousef.I'm guessing the stated reasons for these arrests stem from posts and comments on Bahrain Online like:The Prime Minister the Blood Sucking Serial KillerThe King of Bahrain puts on makeup a la the Democratic

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Apparently a Bahraini blogger has been arrested because of his activities as a moderator on a very popular forum, as Bahrania reports. Apparently the reason for the arrest is "defaming the royalty." It is too early to tell what is happening, so we'll have to wait and see, but hopefully he'll be released very soon.Although he is not primarily a blogger, and the reason for his arrest is the very

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Pretty soon I'm going to need a break, so where to go? Europe doesn't want me anywhere near it, thinking I'm either there to blow stuff up or to use their genour social security system. America does not like towelheads nowadays, so I'm basically stuck on this godforsaken island, where the only place I can go to is another even smaller island (homes sweet home). Hence, there is obviously one

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Here is the link that expands on what was said in the audio sequence.

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What have been the latest political developments and talking points in Bahrain nowadays? What has been the the major flashpoint and center of arguments? Well in one phrase: It's Sameera Rajab.So who is Sameera Rajab? She is a column writer at Akhbar Al Khaleej newspaper, long rumoured to have Baathist tendencies. A few days ago, she wrote the following article:إن سرعة تواتر الأحداث تعد احدى أهم

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Here is the English version of the BBC's arab youth series focused on Bahrain.Do you think it's an accurate reflection? I particularly liked the bluetooth "wa7deh saxiya (sexy girl)" and the hidden marlboro pack parts.Admire the thick American accent on some participants!

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harriri Rafik Al Hariri was buried yesterday in Lebanon. May he rest in peace.The talk is all centred now on who is responsible, or more accurately, who ordered his killing.Apparently an investigation has been set up, with Lebanon requesting the help of Swiss investigators in the search for evidence.Most of the fingers of accusations are being pointed now towards Syria. After all, Rafik Al Hariri

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Rafik Al Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon, was murdered today along with scores of other people in a car blast. May his sould rest in peace.Who was behind the attack? What was there to gain? No one is sure yet, but accusations have been pointed once again to the usual suspects. It is interesting to see the reactions of different forces:This murder today is a terrible reminder that

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The second constitutional conference, held by the four boycotting parties in the NDAA office in Um Al Hassam, has just occured today. If you'd like to keep up with all the discussions and papers presented, here is the official website. Remember that distant past when all the talk was about this crisis? Does anyone have any comments or inside scoops? Does anyone still care? Anyway, it's good that

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The day has finally arrived. The do or die day for the Bahraini team: will they whoop some hairy smelly iranian ass, or are they going to surrender to mediocrity? We will know withing the next 24 hours. Good luck Bahrain! A few days ago I posted an arabic article that described an incident where a few Manama team supporters went around waving the iranian national flag, hurting the pride of many

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Here comes the start of the Journey.On 9th of February, the Bahraini Football team will embark on a journey that could end with their greatest achievement ever: qualifying to the world cup. Can you imagine that? Us in the world cup? How great would that be?Anyway, let's not get carried away. First things first: WE HAVE TO BEAT IRAN ON WEDNESDAY.Not a win, not a draw, but only a win will do.Why?

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كيف ينظر البحرينيون إلى أنفسهم؟ علم واحد يكفي لفتق المخبوء الوسط - غسان الشهابي عندما لعب منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم مع نظيره اليمني في "خليجي 16"، وكان منتخبنا حينذاك في كامل عافيته، فدك المرمى اليمني بالأربعة، كنت أتصل بصديق بحريني من أصل يمني طالبا منه خدمة، فسألته ضاحكا: "من تشجع؟"، فقال: "وهل هذا يحتاج إلى سؤال؟"، فحولت نبرة الضحك إلى شيء من الجد وأعدت عليه السؤال: "من تشجع؟"، فقال من دون

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Today, the most important elections to be ever held in the Middle East will begin. It will not only be a stepping stone in the shaping of one country, but will set the blueprint for how the rest of the middle East will develop. Let's hope the elections go through without any major brutal incidents. How will the elections go? That seems touch and go, as there is a chance that the unprecedented

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I accidentally came across this poem. Although the poetic qualities are mediocre, it is very interesting and controversial, some would even say blasphemous. نداء مولاي هذا نداءي الأخير اهديني من وضعي المرير قد اضحيت بك مشككا حتى امسيت على التشهير غزاةعلى مر الدهر حاولوا تشويهك و لكن عزمك ليس باليسير أما اليوم فمهولة كبرى قد أزمت وضعنا الخطير أناس ملكت منبرك لها بيتا تفتي من عليه بالعسير تحريما

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My College's graduate community has just decided to ban smoking on its premises. Some American company, Weyco, has fired three of its employees just for being smokers. Fascists. Next it's no drinking, eating, talking, or breathing. WOOHOOO.. LET'S PAAARTTTYYYYYY. Non-smokers, here is some news for .

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A reliable source tells me that the recent oil and gas excavations that went on in bahrain have yielded: zero, zilch, nada, sefr. Now that's not something new, as we have had many unsuccessful excavations before. The new twist however is that the government, apparently, has reached the stage of concluding that it is not even worth spending any more money on excavations. i.e. What proven reserves

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Prisoner's Dilemma 

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We all know the story about how we pissed off that big brother of ours, just to keep a stronger, more glitzy, more enticing friend happy. Now brothers get into fights, particularly one when brother perceives the other to have sold out just for money. It is even more painful, when the big brother realizes his younger one might overtake him in terms of prestige and opportunities. So Bahrain decided

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الا يا رايح الديره وصية وصلها عني ابيك تقولهم مشتاق و بلغهم سلام مني حج مبرور و ذنب مغفور, و كل عام و أنتم بخير

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The next Target?

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I'm a good cook. Let me take that back. In fact, I'm a darn bloody good cook. Stay with me here. Don't fade. There comes a point in everyone's life where he has to make one of the most momentous decisions in his life: careers. No, I'm not talking about what you want to do with the rest of your life, or what your life goal is. This is not the same as careers. The two are not usually mutually

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Who, are more appropriately, what are we? A lot of readers would reply that they are Bahraini. What does it exactly mean to be a Bahraini?Maybe Bahrain is not the best example. Let's take the issue wider to the gulf. What is it be Qatari? What is it to be Emarati? How about Saudi?How about if we take the whole middle East. What is a Jordanian? How is he different from a Syrian? How about an Iraqi

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Dudek, you lousy miserable sod.

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The results are in, and the final votes have been counted. Here are the top five winners in each Category: THE ORYX AWARD for monst notable commenter: (Votes) 1. Insurgent (Bahrania) (28) 2. Steve the American (20) 3. Mahmood Al-Yousif ( 5 ) 4. Scorpio ( 4 ) THE ORYX AWARD goes to BAHRANIA. THE ALJA7ETH AWARD for funniest blog 1. Desert Island Boy (21 ) 2. Bahraniat (16 ) 3. Bahraini

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Now a year old, but still an amazing story. Successfully completed

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Who, or maybe more appropriately, what are we? Most of us would reply we are arabs. What does it mean nowadays to be an Arab, however? Is it simply to come from certain areas of the middle East? Is it simply to speak Arabic as one's primary language? Is there anything about one's mentality that defines one as Arabic? We are not the only ones grappling with such issues. People, countries, and

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What's up with Arabic music and songs nowadays? Watching mazika or music plus nowadays is more like watching soft porn with irritating music in the background. It seems now that all arabic music is only about looking good on the screen, having half-naked women dancing around (with a couple of zoom in shots to entice the viewers), with a repetitive beat in the background just to keep things

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Well the new year has not begun with the most brilliant start. Aside from the Tsunami catastrophe, the situation has become worse and worse in Iraq. Anyone who thinks this is going to go away in the next year is either a supreme optimist or a darn fool. The violence is ending anytime soon, well at least not in 2005. Let's just hope 2006 is better. Violence and killing has continued its momentum

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Only three days left for the voting, and the contest is close! Some people in Bahrain have emailed me because of problems for voting. I sincerely regret that, but blame Batelco for using the same IP address for all of Bahrain sometimes. Anyway, good luck, and may the best blog win!

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There has been a flurry of complaints (well, actually it was 2 comments and 3 emails) about pregnant ballots, hanging chads, voting irregularities, technical difficulties, and mainly the unbelievably biased selection of the panel. Hence, the selection panel has been fired and an open race (with no criteria whatsoever) has been put in instead. You can vote for anyone now, including voting against

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Time for something fun and controversial :) I think it's a good idea to hold an annual BAHRAIN BLOGS AWARDS ceremony, and this is the first one for the year 2004. Here's why: 1. There have been a lot of good blogs to come out of Bahrain recently, and I think it's only fair to give recognition to those that have excelled. 2. Voting is a very rare luxury in Bahrain, so any kind of voting helps

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To : bahrainiblog@hotmail.comSubject : arab stupidity If you had ever read ibn-Khaldun's "Muqudimmah" then you would know that he rejected any "arab" identity. In fact, he claimed that you savages "destroy any city that you occupy." "arab" = fanatic idiot, who contributes nothing to humanity. Ibn-Khaldun = Civilized Berber bahrainiblog = Savage Liars

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Ibn Khuldoon, the great Arabic historian, lived in an age when the Arabic world was dominated by small fiefdoms (duwaylat) that came to power by force and survived by hereditary rule. In the Foreward, the first volume of the famous Universal history, he outlined his theory of how history tends to evolve in these small dynasties. The dynasties tend to last for only three generations. The first

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في البداية نود ان نقول هارد لك لمنتخبنا فقد خسرنا ضد منتخب بصراحة اثبت مستواه على الساحة الخليجية و العربية و الآسيوية. بعض اللوم يقع على المدرب, فقد قام بتغيير غريب في منتصف الشوط الأول اربك خط النصف و جعله "ملخلخا" تماما, كما اني لا افهم خطة الكرات الطويلة (االونغ بول) هذه, خاصة و اننا نلعب ضد فريق عناصره اسرع منا و اطول قامة منا(دفاع عمان كان اسرع من هجومنا!). المفروض ان نستفيد من مهاراتنا

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For the riveting history, outstanding monuments, dynamic society, and trendy cafes. Maybe also to do the small side of supporting a certain national team.

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يقال ان اول الغيث قطرة, لكن منتخب البحرين جعله فيضانا! مبروك لمنتخب البحرين من لاعبيه و مشجعيه هذا الفوز, و "هارد لك" لالمنتخب السعودي. تاليها عمان, و نهايتها في ألمانيا ان شاء الله! البحرين هو المنتخب الوحيد الذي لم يذق طعم الخسارة في كل العاب خليجي 17, و ان شاء الله سيحصد المنتخب بطولة او بطولتين, و ربما اكثر! على مجريات اللعب, انا من مؤيدي اشراك اللاعب دعيج ناصر اساسيا في بداية المباراة

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Hence, new posts will be, at best, intermittent. Have a good vacation everybody!

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This is what long lonely nights makes you listen to: Le Bierut لبيروت Anyone recognize the famous music this song is based on? There's a prize to who can name it and its original performer.

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Yesterday was not a good day for supporters of teams in Red, particularly Liverpool and Bahrain. On the liverpool frontier, we've lost to the bloody Toffees for the first time in five years. What a load of bull; enough said. On the Bahrain side, I doubt I need to tell anyone that we drew to Yemen, the lowest ranked team, 1-1. Yes, we missed a lot of oppurtunities. Yes, the referee was way off

homer simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540760113588714418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867791.post-1102624391190839892004-12-09T19:53:00.000Z2004-12-09T20:33:11.190Z

If any of you guys missed yesterday's Liverpool vs. Olympiakos game, go home and shoot yourselves, since you've missed half of your lives (alright, maybe a third, but it was bloody good!). That was an unbelievable match, and it did not do the blood pressure any favours either. Down at 1-0 at half time, and needing to win by a margin of two, Liverpool looked all but out. Particulary taking into

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The Asian World Cup Quailifiers draw took place today in Kuala Lumpur. The two groups are as follows: Group A: South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait Group B: Japan, Iran, Bahrain, North Korea Well, I'm not really sure how to react to this draw. As I've said in an earlier post, this is probably not the best possible draw for us. We've lost to both Japan and Iran in the most recent Asian

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Well it looks like my most recent posts have created quite an outrage and discussion that have spanned a couple of other blogs. Good. I don't like beating around the bush, and what pisses me off about a lot of blogs out there today is that they like to word everything in such a sweety-pied manner just to make every side feel happy about themselves, and that at the end of the day, all views can be

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Alright, I'll admit it. Maybe I was in an extra-mooshy and emotional mood yesterday. Maybe I was looking at the world with moist-eyes and rose-tinted glasses. Mahmood, on the other hand, seems to be going through the other extreme today. It looks like it's one of those times of the month again, and he's letting it all out. Boy, I'd hate to be one of his clients today, especially a littering

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Nowadays it has become common practice, in fact trendy, for people, locally or leftist internationalists, to attack our culture as being extremely-woman biased. We men apparently have no respect for women, and treat them as our cattle. In our mentality all women are good for , so the critics claim, is cooking, breeding, and whining. Our culture puts undue and unnecessary restrictions on women

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So let's see, so far yours truly has been mr. doom on quite a few issues: saudi arabia becoming unstable (I have to admit it seems i'm wrong on that one), people from the sub-continent taking over bahrain (that one, I think, is a real worry, which needs addressing), young people with no ideology, etc.... Here's another one to add to the explosive cocktail that's nowadays called Bahrain: women are

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It is the pleasure of bahraini blog™ corporation to announce the availability of the following vacancy: internship in the department of personal relations and domestic management The corporation is looking for an energetic, young, and enthusiastic applicant to fill up the above available post, with the prospect of a life-long career in the same position. Succesful applicants will be expected to

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I'm feeling in a very hippie froothie mood today, so what better subject to talk about other than women? For those who know better, I'm sure you know by now it's not going to be filled with politically correct froothie concepts such as feminism, women empowerment and all of that. Nah, I'll leave that to other blogs. Some forewarnings are necessary: To me, women are an alien species, something

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سألني أحد زوار هذا الموقع عن سبب عزوف شباب اليوم عن السياسة. لماذا لا نرى شباب اليوم يخرجون في مسيرات حاشدة في القضايا التي تخصهم. لماذا يبدو شبابنا مهتمين أكثر بال"بليستيشن" و ال"بتة" من أقوال النعيمي و الظهراني؟ أين طاقة الشباب المتأججة؟ لماذا لا تخرج مظاهرات طلابية "تقيم الدنيا و الدين"؟ أين نحن و أين طلاب ايران , أو لندن, أو بنجلاديش, او حتى بوركينا فاسو. الجواب, كما أظن, معروف: حاليا

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السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته هذا اختبار اولي لفكرة تشغيل بلوغ باللغة العربية, او اللهجة البحرينية (المحرقية). ما رأيكم؟ فكرة جيدة أم اكتفي بالبلوغ الأنجليزي؟ و هل استعمل اللهجة المحرقية أو العربية الفصحى؟ أحتاج أيضا الى مصطلح عربي لال"بلوغ". أية اقتراحات؟ في الوقت الحاضر ساكتفي بمصطلح "هذرة", ليكون اسمي الجديد " هذرة بحرينية"

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It's about time we all admit it. The main issue in Bahrain nowadays is the sectarianism issue, or shia/sunni Bahrani/houli/3ejmi/bedouin divide. In fact, it might not even be much to say now that Bahrain has become a sectarian society. If anyone expects me to be politically correct and write in froothy liberal terms about how perfect the situation in Bahrain is and that there is no segregation

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Finally, after one and a half years, I'm having the graduation ceremony for my undergraduate degree on Saturday. Congratulations to me! I don't know why, but I'm completely not excited by the prospect of it. I think these ceremonies are mostly for the parents and pictures. Anyway, should be a fun day on Saturday! I'm graduating in an impressive theatre, where some dude is going to blabber in

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What qualities the new leader, I think, should have: 1. represents the new generation of Palestinians, and is not from the Old guard of Arafat's era, who most of them have lost the support of Palestinian people. 2. Strong enough to stand by the basic principles that Palestinians want, and not give into Israeli and American pressure. 3. Have the support of the majority of the people. 4. Be

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How cool is this. It's basically a new park in Cairo. However, park is a complete understatement. It's a park, a historical monument rebuilding programme, a tourist attraction, and an urban regeneration programme. We need more of these programmes in the Arabic world, especially in Bahrain. It's a bit sad however, that it takes a generous foreign benefactor to put this project together, while

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yak el theeb... 

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In all the fuss about Al Khawaja and the sectarian issues in the parliament (which all they've been good for is putting a good spectacle so that we don't get to bored; nothing of any usefulness has come out of them), one extremely important but unfotunately unnoticed event has occured: Bahrain now has more than a 50% chance of qualifying to the next football world cup! We have been able to

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For some reason today, my thoughtline was like this: Why do I, or anyone else, really give a toss about politics? It's become kind of an obsession, this keeping up to date with everything that goes on in the world. I think I've spent more time in the last five years reading and finding out about politics, political theory, political history etc than I've ever spent on university and coursework

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Now Al Khawaja apparently got a royal pardon decree from the king. First of all, congratulations to him on his release. Secondly, does anyone else feel as silly as me about how this masra7iya (play) unfolded? Time and time again, it happens. People get jailed, and then pardoned by the generousity of a royal decree. No wonder I'm getting disillusioned by Bahraini politics. Once again, the

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It's cold, dingy, and wet outside. It's also a Sunday, which is oddly a holiday in this part of the world (haven't they heard of Friday?). Hence, I've decided to stay in, watch TV, read newspapers, and browse the net. It seems today has been a very active day in many places, most importantly Bahrain. Bahrain: They're Not Going to Like this. BBC: Jail for Bahraini activist السجن عاما واحدا على

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Finally, I've been able to add an archives by subject link. I was going crazy having to find each post by date! Anyone who looks at how I've done these links would realize how much of a Moron I am at computers. However, this is the only way (that my feeble brain can comprehend) that I've found that works on blogger. If anyone has a better way, please let me know! P.S. If you're posting a

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Troops Storm Major Baghdad Mosque So let's see: They've engulfed a country in an ongoing civil war, installed an unelected bunch of lackies who can only express "concern" at injured unarmed Iraqis being shot, raized a city down to the ground, already threatened to storm Shia's holies site, and now storm the most important Sunni mosque in Iraq. What's the charge? Just like the reason for banning

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I received this in an email: New survey concludes: Girls love Dogs. This just in: A new survey conducted by the authorities in country X has reached the startling conclusion that girls love Dogs. An official said, "We interviewed more than 1000 girls and the result was overwhelming. 100% of the responses given was that Girls love Dogs. Not a single entry confirmed otherwise. The reason given

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Apparently, some bloggers, critical of the government, have been arrested in Iran. Is this a sign of things to come in Bahrain? I really hope not. That doesn't bode well for me and other bloggers! On a different note, in relation to Iran, I really have problems nowadays understanding the Iranian mentality. As I've explained before, most, if not all, of the Iranian people want the Islamic

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Shit... I'm Growing old. I don't know why, but for some reason it just hit me that I'm growing old. I remember the time I went to visit my old school in Bahrain last year. By any objective standards, and I think everyone will agree, the school I went to is the best in Bahrain. Bahrain school, St Christopher's, Bayan; they're all a bit crappy compared to it, and I think even people who went to

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Alter Ego: ChoiceLonely NightsGrowing OldSomeon Dear To MeAnyone Want To Buy a Share in My Blog?The ReturnHoled UPBermondsey: Center of the World

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My friends have been telling me about it for ages, Bahrania has commented about it, and I finally got around to watching it: The BBC's extremely controversial programme called the Power of Nightmares. It's main thesis is that the threat of Al Qaeda has been way over exaggerated, and that it is a powerful idea to make people believe in some evil nightmare that's about to take over the world. You

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عيدكم مبارك و كل عام وأنتم بخير P.S. There aren't any Arabs or muslims around me here, and I'm feeling a bit lonely at this time of year (remembering the good eid days in Bahrain). If it's not too much to ask, please drop me (and the other readers) a greeting if you're a reader of this site! Thanks, and have a great eid.

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This hasn't been a great month for the Arabic world. Sheikh Zayed, former ruler of the UAE, and Yasser Arafat, former leader of the PLO, have both passed away. No one questions the honour and generousity of Sheikh Zayed, and the love he had for his country. Arafat, whatever his mistakes may be ( and he had a lot of them), genuinely believed in his cause and believed he was helping the

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