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Let’s Go Drunk Driving!
Friday, 29 Jun, 2007 – 0:02 | 3 Comments

Ok, mind my very loose translation here you guys:
The Small Sixth Traffic Court headed by Judge Hani Abdel Salam and Secretary Mubarak Salem, sentenced a gulf national to one year and a fine of 200 …

هل من مزيد؟
Wednesday, 27 Jun, 2007 – 1:55 | 3 Comments

لا يخفى على الجميع ماهية الوضع الصعب الذي تمر فيه الساحة السياسية البحرينية في هذه الأيام، خصوصاً بعد الإقتطاع الذي طال لقمة عيش المواطن بدعوى مساعدة العاطلين أو إنقاذ التأمينات الإجتماعية من عجزها الإكتواري. لنفتح …

Summer Hours for Workers!ٍ
Wednesday, 27 Jun, 2007 – 1:55 | 4 Comments

A ban on outdoor work during the hottest hours of the day in July and August came into effect yesterday, following a decree issued by Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi.
It states morning shifts should …

They didn’t die.. We did
Saturday, 23 Jun, 2007 – 11:41 | 5 Comments

There is something about the traditional burial rituals that really gets to me, with another death in the family, someone I wasn’t close to, can’t relate to in anyway. I knew how the rest of …

Podcast VI: Talks!
Saturday, 23 Jun, 2007 – 11:41 | 13 Comments

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Rants: On the 1% Tax
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2007 – 21:49 | 5 Comments

I don’t know how can I describe my feelings towards this guy, ever since the early days of the “National Project for Employment” launched under his guidance by the Ministry of Labor and consequently him …

مم نخشى: أحمد مطر
Tuesday, 19 Jun, 2007 – 9:12 | 7 Comments

مم نخشى؟؟؟
الحكومات التي في ثقبها
تفتح إسرائيل ممشى
لم تزل للفتح عطشى
تستزيد النبش نبشا
و إذا مر عليها بيت شعر .. تتغشى
تستحي وهي بوضع الفحش
أن تسمع فحشا
مم نخشى ؟

أبصر الحكام أعشى
أكثر الحكام زهدا
يحسب البصقة قرشا
أطول الحكام سيفا
يتقي الخيفة …

Let’s talk Scholarships
Sunday, 17 Jun, 2007 – 4:03 | 2 Comments

Governmental Scholarships or Student grants are by far the ultimate goal of every Bahraini Student who is doomed to grasp his or her education from within the classes of our public schools, learning by heart …

Podcast V: From here and there!
Sunday, 17 Jun, 2007 – 4:03 | 6 Comments

Podcast Synopsis:
1. The First Bahraini Car! (Via AlAyam)
2. Mobile Phone Brawl (Via AlAyam)
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شطحات فكرية: واعروبتاه
Saturday, 9 Jun, 2007 – 23:17 | 4 Comments

في زمن ندر فيه صوت العقل و التعقل في أرض العرب و المسلمين، في زمن تقلص فيه الإبداع الفكري و إستبدلت فيه قيم الإسلام الحق بأخرى جاهلية وقبلية بالية، في زمن تفشى فيه التدين الظاهري …

Podcast IV: Sleepy Weekend Rants!
Friday, 8 Jun, 2007 – 15:20 | 8 Comments

It’s hard to maintain the same level of energy one week after the other, so mind me!
Podcast Synopsis:
CNN’s News Documentary on Poverty in Bahrain

What’s in your Shawarma?
Monday, 4 Jun, 2007 – 0:32 | 17 Comments

Shawrma’s are little pieces of heaven right here on god’s green earth. The unique mixture of the animal fat, the greased slices of spiced and marinated beef or chicken, a slight touch of taheena, pickles, …

Taxes Coming to Town!
Saturday, 2 Jun, 2007 – 11:44 | 7 Comments

The invisible hand of the government will soon find its way to my pockets yet again. Confiscating 1% of my monthly income with a new excuse, an “Unemployment Scheme” that will “put Bahrain on a …