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Was a student of Political Science for 13 years. Then got interested in teaching and did so for a short while. Asked by my government to be the Media Attache in DC. Did that and learned a lot while achieving a lot. Now, back out of government, working for Bahrain's economic well-being, and blogging again. Why am I rare? Because I'm street smarter than you and book smarter as well. How about that for confidence?

• DIAMAN!

  By saqeralkhalifa on May 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Original article published in PowerUp Magazine May issue and can be found here What happens when a diabetic person becomes an IRONMAN? The answer is simple, he becomes a superhero in our modern world. This past April 10, for the… Read More ›

• Bahrain and CEDAW

  By saqeralkhalifa on April 6, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  So it is a big controversy about Bahrain’s attempt to become a member of CEDAW, which is literally the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Let me be very brief with you and explain what… Read More ›

• It Won’t Work

  By saqeralkhalifa on March 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Republican and Democratic debates in America are really heating up. Candidates running for elections to become the next President of the United States of America are fighting within their own parties, as well as with candidates of the other… Read More ›

• Ruling with Fear or with Love?

  By saqeralkhalifa on February 14, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  What is really the definition of a man, is it simply being classified as a male? In some other context, perhaps in our Arab world, a man is also a name given to a gentleman, meaning, when someone is said… Read More ›

• You Can Always Be Smarter

  By saqeralkhalifa on January 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It really depends on where you stand in your life to look at yourself. A lot of us do not know why they are alive, and what purpose do they surrender to or what objective they want to achieve. Ask… Read More ›

• The Solution for Bahrain’s Economy is Somewhere Else

  By saqeralkhalifa on October 9, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  I do understand and believe that we have very committed leadership who are trying their utmost best to solve the financial issues we are currently going through here in Bahrain. We Bahrainis have indeed elected members of the parliament to… Read More ›

• Bahrain’s Mini Government

  By saqeralkhalifa on September 24, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  I think it is the season, that time of year when most citizens become experts in politics and political analysis. We found ourselves last week in front of a surprising reality that our government is going to shrink itself, with… Read More ›

• How to Resolve the Iranian Issue

  By saqeralkhalifa on September 13, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  I have stated last week that I will write a few paragraphs this week on the solution to make the Gulf Arab region a much safer place. Of course, today it is indeed considered one of the most stable regions… Read More ›

• Facts on Iran vs The Gulf

  By saqeralkhalifa on September 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Fact: We are angry. Another fact: we don’t know who to be angry at. A tragedy has struck us here in the Gulf. We woke up one day with a big reality check, we are really at war, and our… Read More ›

• This Is Me!

  By saqeralkhalifa on August 14, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  I speak and write from my heart, and only in some lucky days, my mind is able to check, filter, and make sure that whatever I am ‘blabadizing’ is politically sensitive to whoever would listen or hear my publically exposed… Read More ›