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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?

• 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 ›

• The Winning Streak

  By saqeralkhalifa on August 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “You don’t retire from Triathlon, you graduate to this sport!” says Dr. Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa, the President of Bahrain Triathlon Association (BTA).  A multi-faceted personality Dr. Saqer is known for his quirky blog posts and unrelenting love towards… Read More ›

• The Least You Can Do is to Do Nothing!

  By saqeralkhalifa on August 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  It will not be possible for me to explain how a country is run in one small article, not even a book. What is intriguing however, is that people with minimum knowledge claim that they know. Trust me people, only… Read More ›

• Greece Today, Bahrain Tomorrow?

  By saqeralkhalifa on July 19, 2015 • ( 7 )

  

  Ramadhan is over, and now I’m back. We are always busy, that’s life, but busy and hungry is not good to transfer my thoughts into words for you all to read, so I took a break. However, this doesn’t mean… Read More ›

• Where Can I Sell My Legs?

  By saqeralkhalifa on June 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  A while back I saw a relatively amusing movie called Wall-E. I’m sure those of you with kids would have seen it once as it was produced by PIXAR Animation Studios, a company that does a lot of cartoon movies…. Read More ›