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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?

• First Tahrir Square, Then the Classroom by .@NYTimeFriedman

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Original Article Here A FEW weeks ago, I was in Amman, Jordan, talking with educators, when I met a young American woman with the most remarkable job description. Her name was Shaylyn Romney Garrett. She introduced herself by saying that… Read More ›

• Two Worlds Cracking Up by .@NYTimesFriedman

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Original Article Published Here Istanbul For many years, strategists have debated whether Turkey would be a “bridge” or a “gully” between predominantly Christian Europe and the Arab/Muslim Middle East. If Turkey were admitted to the European Union, it would be… Read More ›

• Who to blame on the Salmaniya Hospital Case?

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 15, 2012 • ( 8 )

  

  We won’t be able to solve any problem, big or small, if we prevented honesty from overpowering all the biases we create. On Thursday, the famous case of placing doctors and medics on trial for their role in the chaos… Read More ›

• Reading between the lines (Lions)

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Published in The Hill here Reading between the lines (lions) By Sheikh Saqer AlKhalifa, Media Attache at the Bahrain Embassy to the U.S. – 12/02/11 01:31 PM ET As members of Congress consider the $53 million arms sale to enable Bahrain… Read More ›

• Secretary Clinton Remarks on #Bahrain

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 12, 2012 • ( 0 )

  BAHRAIN   Clinton urges the reconciliation process to “go forward”   Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote address Monday on opening day of the inaugural Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College.   During the question-and-answer session… Read More ›

• What the Locusts Ate by .@NYTimesFriedman

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 11, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Original Article Here One of the most troubling features of today’s global economic crisis is the lack of political leadership anywhere. No one has the courage to tell their people the truth. And the truth, alas, is that four of… Read More ›

• The Moral Diet by .@NYT David Brooks

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Original Article Here In the 1970s, the gift shop at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was an informal affair. It was staffed by about 300 mostly elderly volunteers, and there were cash drawers instead of registers. The problem… Read More ›

• The Brochure for the Summer Leadership Program

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  OPS Brochure 2012 If interested, contact Mr. Duane Rutherford the Director of Enrollment Services / Special Assistant to the President at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy. You can also post questions below to me and I will be more than happy to assist… Read More ›

• The Religious Middle East vs The Political West

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 8, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Have you ever tried balancing a pencil on its head? That’s where I stand, and believe it or not, I believe that’s where my leadership here in Bahrain stand as well. It is almost an impossible thing to do, but… Read More ›

• You’re More Islamic Than You Think

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 1, 2012 • ( 9 )

  

  By Dr. Saqer Al Khalifa One thing the West does not, and perhaps will never, understand about the Middle East is how much Islam plays a role in societies’, as well as individuals’ lives. For the years that I have… Read More ›