Category: Politics
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Is China a Growing Threat?
I’ve been away for a while because I’ve been training around the clock for the upcoming Ironman in Florida. Lucky enough, the training now is easing off as we are getting closer to date, so here I am again, trying to discuss a topic I believe is important for you all to know. I’ve recently…
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Misguided Al-Fateh Youth?
I can’t hide from the fact that I get really frustrated when I face a situation like the one I faced few days ago on Twitter. Years of study, reading, and research in Political Science with the highest qualifications and certificates were made to jam up in 140 letters. (Including spaces) It all started when…
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His Name Was Willy
His name was Willy, and sat next to me at seat 1C en route to Frankfurt via Bahrain’s Gulf Air. Five years ago, while his son was at his girlfriend’s house in Las Vegas, her ex-boyfriend jealously burst into her house with a baseball bat and struck him 20 times on the head. He was…
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Is America a Confused Democratic Nation?
Have you ever been approached by a friend asking you which of a number of different selections should he choose? Have you ever responded with, “Listen to your feelings”? Well, in the real world, this could be the most disastrous advice you can ever give. It could be, let me explain. When I first went…
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Egypt is a Case Study
Even though I’m not Tweeting as I used to earlier, but I’m reading more Tweets than ever. I consider social media not as my source of news, but more as a gauging tool of what the general public is thinking of, and what’s happening inside their minds. Since the downfall of Mubarak till this day,…
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Lost in Bahrain’s Paradise
No doubt that Bahrain is a lovely island-nation where people from all over the world pay much to visit or live here. It is a relaxed small Kingdom that everything can somehow be found. Even by GCC standards, many would rather visit Bahrain instead of busy and fast Dubai. What’s not to love in a…
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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…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 