Category: Social
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Bahrain and CEDAW
So it is a big controversy about Bahrain’s attempt to become a member of CEDAW, which is literally the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Let me be very brief with you and explain what CEDAW is, a bit of a history, and what does it mean for Bahrain to…
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Ruling with Fear or with Love?
What is really the definition of a man, is it simply being classified as a male? In some other context, perhaps in our Arab world, a man is also a name given to a gentleman, meaning, when someone is said to be a man the statement can refer to him being a gentleman. But mainly…
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You Can Always Be Smarter
It really depends on where you stand in your life to look at yourself. A lot of us do not know why they are alive, and what purpose do they surrender to or what objective they want to achieve. Ask yourself few of those questions, are you confused? Does your life make sense? Do you…
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This Is Me!
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 internal mumbling. Here’s the thing though, if I want to satisfy everybody, the best thing…
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The Winning Streak
“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 Triathlon. “I used to be part of most of the sport teams at my school,…
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The Least You Can Do is to Do Nothing!
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 a minority knows, and the majority thinks that money is made through a printer. Whatever…
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Where Can I Sell My Legs?
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. While they do appeal more for the younger generations, some cartoons send good messages to…
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Unlock Your Brains, PLEASE!
What I really hate is when some individuals would only want to do the talking and not the listening, without the proper supporting background. I’ve recently begun encountering a lot of individuals who fall under this category. The issue is, I don’t hate those individuals, I just hate it when this issue of talking without…
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My Daily Suffering
We all suffer, every single day of our lives, going through something we don’t want to deal with. Whether it is listening to unpleasant people, or new, or whether it is doing something you absolutely hate, and don’t even believe in, look around you, everyone is going through the exact same thing, you’re not alone.…
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Should You Buy An Apple Watch or Not?
I have thought a lot about it, way before, since the days we only heard rumors about an upcoming iWatch, or the Apple Watch. It’s simple amazing, now that we know what it can do. You no longer have to get your phone out of your pocket every half a minute just to check if…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 