Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa

Category: bahrain

  • Dubai versus Bahrain and the Future of the GCC Union

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    I’ve just came back to Bahrain after spending a week in Dubai with family and friends. While enjoying my vacation, I kept an eye on various issues. It was also not so easy attending the traditional gathering halls (Majlis) without facing the question ‘How’s Bahrain now’. A little bit of fun and a little bit…

  • Calvinball in Cairo by Marc Lynch

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    Original Article Here The best guide to the chaos of Egyptian politics is Hobbes.  No, not Thomas Hobbes — Calvin and Hobbes.  Analysts have been arguing since the revolution over whether to call what followed a transition to democracy, a soft coup, an uprising, or something else entirely.  But over the last week it’s become…

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

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    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 she and her husband, James, were former Peace Corps volunteers in Jordan who had stayed…

  • Who to blame on the Salmaniya Hospital Case?

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    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 we all have witnessed in Salmaniya Medical Complex during February and March of 2011 issued…

  • Secretary Clinton Remarks on #Bahrain

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    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 following her remarks, Clinton was asked by a guest to assess the situation in Bahrain…

  • You’re More Islamic Than You Think

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    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 spent in America, I can see clearly that there are many Arabs and Muslims who…

  • AlWefaq Supports Gay Rights?

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      Or did I get confused with Iran? Before getting into the subject, allow me to explain one simple perspective in International Relations. It basically says that the world is divided into two, a group of satisfied nations, and another group of unsatisfied nations. But satisfied to what exactly? The world’s only superpower today, The…

  • GCC Unity and Monopoly?

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      I know I mentioned last week that I will be unveiling, with sound evidence, the hidden agenda of a known Human Rights Organization. However, because of the latest developments, I will go back on my word and discuss the GCC unity today. As many of my readers are used to it, I will continue…

  • Blame the Government for Sectarianism?

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    For this week, I have two very important topics to discuss. One is on a recently uncovered scandal about an International Human Rights organization, and the second is about explaining more of the sectarian reality in Bahrain. The first begins when an anonymous person sent me a tape with him/her arguing with a senior figure…

  • I’m Not A Terrorist! Let Me Explain!

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    ; Hypocrisy, we are all hypocrites. However, what distinguishes one hypocritical person from another are two things. One, the level of hypocrisy. Two, the way you explain yourself and your actions. Recently, many countries have been critical of Bahrain’s actions, especially with regards to Abdulhadi AlKhawaja, who is currently standing trial for a coup d’état…