Category: Archive (2015–2017)
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Being Socially Active in Bahrain: How Running Solves Our Issues
How important is it to socialize, or a better question is, what does it mean when someone is socially active? These are very simple questions, but thinking about what they lead to is vital for us all to note and recognize. In a country like Bahrain, where the social fabric as they say needs some…
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Passing Bahrain Government Budget
The way I see it, it is much more than simply passing the government budget. We have seen for the past few days how the elected officials reacted to the proposed budget by the government. With a majority vote, it was turned down because it did not include the requested salary increase budget for the…
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I Have a Palestinian Friend
If there is one thing many Arab students in America have in common, it’s that they listen to recorded series of lectures by Dr. Tariq Al Suwaidan. While education in the Arab world isn’t really that impressive when it comes to illuminating the history of Islam, Dr. Tariq’s lectures inspiringly fill the curious…
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Le catastrophe! A hated leader. Violent protests. Wealth creators Fleeing abroad. After a year of socialism, France’s meltdown is a stark warning to anyone who wants Red Ed as PM
Published by Daily Mail Here By DANIEL HANNAN Never in modern times has a French government been so unpopular. Even in May 1968, when strikes and student protests paralysed the country and forced President de Gaulle to flee to a military base in Germany, the regime enjoyed higher approval ratings than does beleaguered President Francois Hollande…
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The Flaws of Democracy
It’s not that I don’t believe in Democracy, but the way we work it these days is a big flaw. The direction we are moving towards promises nothing but catastrophe, and we need to adjust our headings. For a long time I’ve been arguing much about emotional decision making, and now, it is more…
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Goodbye to All That by Thomas Friedman
Original Article Posted Here On April 13, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of the Palestinian Authority resigned. It was an easy development to miss, but not one to be ignored. It was very bad news, because Salam Fayyad was the “Arab Spring” before there was an Arab Spring. That is, he was what the Arab Spring…
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Shaikh Nasser’s Physical & Mental Strength
It was some time ago when many fellow athletes approached me to send an official invitation to His Highness Shaikh Nasser and His Highness Shaikh Khalid to participate in one of our events seeing how they are so into similar sports that we like. Specifically, we all saw that the fitness level they were in…
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The Crown Prince and The Future of Bahrain
It was a happy day to me, when we all found out that His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Bahrain was appointed the First Deputy Prime Minister to develop the performance of the apparatus of the executive branch. Since that day, a bit more than three weeks ago, many things have happened, many signs of…
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Wake Up Bahrain & Stop Playing Tetris!
On Wednesday, I attended a presentational seminar by a friend of mine, Hazem Janahi, organized by Bahrain Society for Strategic Planning (BSSP). I’m very thankful to Dr. Hala Sulaibeekh, the President of BSSP for extending an invitation to this wonderful and thoughtful event. In the lecture, Mr. Janahi explained how the rules and regulations in…
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Becoming Wealthy in Bahrain
Pay attention, because this concerns you very much. In a recent conference that I have attended, Mumtalakat, the investment arm of the government of Bahrain, announced that they will invest 150 million dollars in Bahrain this year alone. The amount will be somewhat divided and invested in three sectors, real estate, aluminium downstream, and tourism and…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 