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Posted on 30 December 2011
I don’t think anyone can doubt that 2011 was a historic year. An Arab spring, a US financial meltdown and partisan rifts, a UK debt crisis, tumultuous European riots, and a couple of natural disasters in Asia. One is almost tempted to say that it can’t get any worse, but I wouldn’t dare tempt fate. [...] Continue Reading...
Things are heating up. Tensions are rising, and the violent protests are increasing, which are resulting – if some of the web videos out there are to be believed – in ever more severe crackdowns. I don’t want to sound too judgemental, but the impression one gets is that the impunity mentioned in the BICI [...]
My head is spinning! This whole reconciliation business is not easy! I’m told that prof. Bassiouni said that working in Libya was a walk in the park compared to Bahrain, and I believe him. Emotions are still high, and the wounds very raw. And the government’s snail-paced reform process is not helping. To give you [...]
I’ve been getting quite a few ominous statements like this recently. Others include “you’re playing a dangerous game”, “you’re being watched very closely”, “be careful” and “people are waiting for you to make a mistake”. It’s a bit flattering and a bit worrying to be so interesting! Who knew wanting to reconcile could be so [...]
ترددت هتافات كثيرة أثناء أزمة البحرين المؤلمة، و سمعنا شعارات تراوحت بين المعقول و اللامعقول، و كان صفات بعضها الغلو المفرط بينما مال معضها الى المعقولية و الانصاف، ومن بين هذه الهتافات و الشعارات الكثيرة تأملت شعارين إثنين وودت أن أعلّق عليهما حيث أنهما تكررا كثيرا أثناء الأزمة وهما “لا للعفو” و “الشعب يريد تطبيق [...]
Wow! What a fascinating couple of days it’s been! I just had the pleasure of attending a half day conference in Chatham House in London. The subject of the conference was “Bahrain after the BICI report.” I have to say I learnt a lot, and would like to thank my friend Jane Kinninmont from Chatham [...]
يا حبيبي .. سوف أحكي لك عن ليل المحرق.. حين يخلو.. من جموع تنزوي في كل مفرق.. تقطع الوقت بأوهام وأحلام، وتطرق كل باب للدعابات واشجان الحديث.. علي عبدالله خليفة المحرق، الحديث عنها تُحيي الأشجان في قلوب الكثير. للمحرق مكانة خاصة ليست فقط لدى البحرينيين، وإنما أهل الخليج أيضاً. هي المدينة التي وُلدت فيها وقضيت [...]
توقعت – وربما بشيء من السذاجة – بعد صدور تقرير البسيوني، وكلمة جلالة الملك التي حثت على المصالحة، أن تتوقف التهم و الشتائم التي يوجهها بعض الإعلامين إلى المعارضة، وبطريقة غير مباشرة ، إلى طائفة أهل البيت الكريمة. توقعت أن تبدأ الصحف بتغيير نهجها و أن تحث على المصالحة والمسامحة، كما عودنا على ذلك [...]
I just came back from a very interesting and, I think, beneficial breakfast with former Member of Parliament and Wefaq member Matar Matar. I know this action will annoy the more pro-government-than-the-government-itself crowd, and I assume it will also annoy the more anti-government-than-the-opposition-itself-crowd. But I think we have to start somewhere. If Israelis and Palestinians [...]
I finished reading the BICI report yesterday evening, and I accept it wholeheartedly (mostly I read the conclusions and recommendations of every section.) My own interpretation of the report is that 80% of the blame of the downward spiralling of the crisis goes to the government, and 20% of the blame goes to the opposition. [...]
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) will release it’s report tomorrow. It’s been an agonising few months for me! To be honest, it’s the only glimmer of hope I see for this tiny but very troubled kingdom. There a few points I want to emphasise about this report. First, it proves to me beyond [...]
A few weeks ago I asked for moderate writers to contribute to my blog, and I’m delighted to publish the third contribution. This one is by transpersonal psychologist Nasreen Tadayon. Hope you like it! – Suhail. ====================== Polarization is easy. We are wired to react in extremes when we feel under threat. It’s a super-fast [...]
Are you an aspiring (or even established) entrepreneur? Then one of the best things you can ever do for yourself is attend Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). GEW is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. During the [...]
This is my first business blog post in I don’t know how long. You’ll see it appearing in the next issue of Business in Gulf (BIG) magazine, and I thought I’d share it with you here. Let’s be honest with ourselves, things are bad – really bad. Every business owner I speak to tells me [...]
When I heard about Dream Body 23 minutes exercise for the first time I thought it is the usual marketing concept and I was reluctant to call and visit. Few weeks later I read some members’ testimonials of their experiences with dream body center that encouraged me to call and book an appointment for trial. [...]
دعوت احد الأصدقاء يوماً الى كوب من القهوة، واختار هو المقهى كالعادة، ولكنه لم يختر المقهى الذي يختاره عادة. فذاك المقهى اصبح منبوذا بسبب المقاطعة. على كراسي هذا المقهى الجديد ونحن نشرب قهوة لا يختلف طعمها التجاري او سعرها الخيالي عن المقهى القديم، سألت صديقي بشيء من السذاجة المصطنعة: “لماذا تقاطع؟” فأجاب بحفاوة قائلاً: “أنا [...]
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