I write this on the day after seven men have been sentenced for the murder of the two policemen Kashef Ahmed Mandhoor and Mohammed Farooq Al-Balooshi, God rest their souls. Four received the death penalty, and three received life sentences. Let me make this very clear, I think the sentences are just and deserved. I [...] [...more]
Your Royal Highness, Thank you for your recent appearance on television. So many of us have been waiting for you to reappear, and to lead the healing process. I applaud your efforts in trying to bring a resolution to the February 14th crisis, which has left a deep wound in our society. Despite the opposition’s [...] [...more]
You know there’s nothing like a crisis to prove the strength of a country – and it’s people. We’ve just gone through what is probably this country’s worse national crisis, and there already several initiatives focused on healing the wounds in our society. I know of at least five, and am personally involved in one. [...] [...more]
I’ve been thinking about writing this blog post for several days now. It took a while for me to gather my thoughts, and for them to crystallise. But I’m ready to write now. Let me repeat what I said in my popular February blog post: I don’t claim to know the full truth, nor do [...] [...more]
Here’s the interview that DreamBody Competition winner Sara Smith and I did on Hala Bahrain last week. We had a blast on the Hala Bahrain set. I have to say Bader and Noor are really sweet. (BTW, you can see the interview I did with Sara here) Hope you like the it! [...more]
Here’s a Bahrain TV interview I did on Saturday the 19th of February, the day after I wrote my popular blog post on the protests in Bahrain. I was on the Have Your Say show with Ahdia Ahmed. I was interviewed along with Mohammed Kayani from MaxMedia and Hussain Al-Mahmood from the Foreign Ministry. I [...] [...more]
Like everyone in this country, I’m deeply saddened by what’s happening in Bahrain these days. My heart bleeds for this country. A country I’ve come to love as my own I’ve thought long and hard whether I should write about it, and in the end I decided I would. I admit I did not see [...] [...more]
I admit it, I can be quite shameless when it comes to creating promotional offers. And since it’s the “month of love”, I thought why not give away a FREE crystal necklace! Who says you can’t celebrate love during all of February? And to show my love and appreciation for you, I’m giving you a [...] [...more]
Let me tell you, this was the hardest winner to choose since we started the DreamBody Competition -- a 12-week body and life transformation competition -- last year! The selection committee had a two hour meeting sifting through all the competitors. It came down to three finalists. We had a very hard time eliminating one [...] [...more]
It’s the time of year when most people decide to get into shape, and make lasting changes. Why not join two places that are absolutely committed to helping you achieve your goals, and to providing you with great experiences? I have two options for you: 1) The Zen-Do Bahrain Kickboxing Club: Zen-Do is Bahrain’s first-ever [...] [...more]