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• bloggers of bahrain, you are not forgotten...

  Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 08:01 in bahrain, blogging, palestine, saudi arabia, translation

  I was asked yesterday why I’m not doing Global Voices blog roundups anymore, as I used to. In fact, I am doing more work for Global Voices than ever before – just not on Bahraini blogs. That is du...

• home clean home

  Posted on Saturday July 26th, 2008 at 13:39 in accommodation, bahrain, books, britain, housework, india, Psychology, saudi arabia, Spirituality, usa, work

  I arrived back in Bahrain a week ago, but work has meant that I haven’t been able to get online much. Actually, work and something else: cleaning my flat. I arrived back to find dust on and in every...

• airbag for an airhead

  Posted on Friday May 30th, 2008 at 09:08 in bahrain, traffic

  If you add to the following the fact that I've have had three 'discussions' with random drivers about parking spaces in as many days, I have to say the thought of just staying at home is becoming more...

• shaikh mohammed sabsab and sa'sa'a bin sohan

  Posted on Saturday May 24th, 2008 at 12:26 in bahrain

• shaikh maitham al bahrani

  Posted on Saturday May 17th, 2008 at 10:44 in bahrain, philosophy

• suffering for my art

  Posted on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 13:42 in bahrain

• market fresh

  Posted on Sunday April 20th, 2008 at 13:22 in bahrain

• ma fee english, baba...

  Posted on Monday April 7th, 2008 at 13:44 in arabic, bahrain, communication, economics, english, gulf, translation

• translations of bahraini blogs - al kaseef

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 in arabic blogs, bahrain, translation

• from the highbrow to the eyebrow

  Posted on Monday January 28th, 2008 at 02:56 in appearance, bahrain

• sayed aqa on bahrain's environment

  Posted on Saturday January 26th, 2008 at 07:34 in activism, bahrain

• catharsis, and communal emotion

  Posted on Monday January 21st, 2008 at 10:17 in ashoora, bahrain, iran, theatre

• say no to plastic bags!

  Posted on Saturday January 19th, 2008 at 05:11 in activism, bahrain

• may the force be with you?

  Posted on Monday January 7th, 2008 at 11:43 in bahrain, iran

• maybe...

  Posted on Sunday December 23rd, 2007 at 15:35 in arabic, bahrain, literary scene

• stakhanov on my mind

  Posted on Friday December 14th, 2007 at 06:41 in bahrain, economics, Festivals, russia

• they shoot donkeys, don't they?

  Posted on Wednesday December 12th, 2007 at 12:38 in bahrain, films

• fikr 6: overall impression

  Posted on Thursday December 6th, 2007 at 09:30 in bahrain, fikr, saudi arabia

• fikr 6: watch this space

  Posted on Wednesday December 5th, 2007 at 09:28 in bahrain, fikr, translation

• short short stories

  Posted on Saturday November 24th, 2007 at 02:50 in bahrain, kuwait

• translations of bahraini blogs - ebtihal salman

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 07:25 in arabic blogs, bahrain, translation

• snapshots

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 05:16 in bahrain

• ludicrous laws

  Posted on Tuesday November 6th, 2007 at 16:21 in bahrain, britain, law

• cutting red tape

  Posted on Monday November 5th, 2007 at 07:25 in bahrain, belgium, bureaucracy

• stepmother tongues

  Posted on Wednesday October 31st, 2007 at 15:48 in arabic, bahrain, bulgaria, communication, empire, english, france, freedom, language, saudi arabia, translation

• back in time

  Posted on Friday October 19th, 2007 at 09:46 in bahrain, iran, lebanon, oman, orientalism

  I just chanced upon this site which sells vintage postcards. They classify them both by subject matter and by country; there are just a few from Bahrain, but plenty from other countries in the region ...

• nothing to do in bahrain?

  Posted on Tuesday October 16th, 2007 at 16:36 in bahrain, literary scene

  One of the things I love about living in Bahrain is its active cultural and intellectual life. I am always surprised when people complain that there's nothing to do here, because I find I'm pretty bus...

• advice please!

  Posted on Wednesday September 26th, 2007 at 07:11 in bahrain, weddings

  I have received an email from a gentleman who is going to be visiting Bahrain for a wedding soon, and wants to know about etiquette, or what to give the couple as a gift... I gave him a brief answer, ...

• doctor, doctor...

  Posted on Thursday September 13th, 2007 at 13:42 in bahrain, medicine, reflexology

  A few days ago I started having trouble with my hip. It's a problem that surfaces every so often, and I've seen various doctors and specialists over the years, but no one has been able to arrive at an...

• banyan tree spa and resort

  Posted on Sunday September 2nd, 2007 at 06:53 in accommodation, bahrain, cost of living

  Well, without planning anything I had a very nice birthday yesterday. Of course in the morning we had the bloggers' gathering (and the amazing cake). I hadn't organised anything for the rest of the da...