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Following up from my last post, I wanted to share some information on safer internet use for children, very kindly provided by Sarah from the Internet Watch Foundation: A PDF guide on using software to stay safe on the internet: Using Software to Stay Safe on the Internet. Some links which may help you choose a filtering [...] [...more]
Last weekend I attended Be Free’s international conference on “Effective Strategies for the Prevention of Child Online Pornography, Trafficking, and Abuse” You can see the Gulf Daily News’ coverage here for Day One, Day Two, and Day Three. On the opening ceremony of the conference on the evening of the 8th, Be Free Director Dr. Soroor Qarooni [...] [...more]
Zen-Do student Mark Holmans recently donated a staggering BD 500 to Be Free, Bahrain’s leading child anti-abuse and neglect organisation. Here’s the press release related to the story: A Zen-Do Kickboxing student donated BD 500 to the Be Free Anti-Child Neglect and Abuse Programme. Mark Holmans, a British national donated the money at the Be Free [...] [...more]
“Child molesters are increasingly targeting children in the Middle East because of the lack of laws protecting them” reports Tradearabia.com. They are referencing a news item that appeared in the Gulf Daily News a couple of days ago. Here are some of the interesting factoids from the article: - More than 60 per cent of youngsters in [...] [...more]
I conducted an anti-bullying seminar in Bayan School on Friday. The event was organised by Zen-Do dad Samir Habib-Allah. It was held on the 27th of February, which is International Stand Up to Bullying Day. People wear pink on this day to show support for the cause of anti-bulling. Samir is a member of the Harley [...] [...more]
The Bahrain Bayan School and Ibn Khuldoon are holding a unique event this Friday, at Bayan School. You may have heard that wearing pink has become a symbol against bullying. Well, the Harley Owners Group (HOG) Bahrain Chapter is holding a mini-rally at Bayan school to show their support for the cause of eradicating [...] [...more]
I attended the official launch of the “Protection of children with disabilities from abuse” programme at the Be Free Centre yesterday . The launch was under the patronage of HH Shaika Hessa bint Khalifa Al-Thani, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability. In case you don’t know who they are, Be Free is the organisation that virtually [...] [...more]
One of the subjects I’m very passionate about is child safety. You could say it’s one of my obsessions. I researched this topic quite intensely and have even done a qualification in this field. And I’m planning an intensive course for parents, and my next book will probably be on the same topic. I’ll keep [...] [...more]
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