Tag: bahrain
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Bahrain’s Mini Government
I think it is the season, that time of year when most citizens become experts in politics and political analysis. We found ourselves last week in front of a surprising reality that our government is going to shrink itself, with an intention to reduce cost and minimize bureaucracy. The news came so fast that it…
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How to Resolve the Iranian Issue
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 in the world, but right outside, on the periphery, is Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. Without…
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Facts on Iran vs The Gulf
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 friends are really dying out there. For many, who never witnessed war before, we never…
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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 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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Greece Today, Bahrain Tomorrow?
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 that I wasn’t itching to tell you about how Bahrain, or the world for that…
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Made in #Bahrain
In one of my travels to America during my last few months of completing my Ph.D., I thought long and hard about the type of simple gift I should bring back home with me. I don’t feel quite comfortable walking in empty handed, and tend to like to paint a picture of myself as creative…
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No Other Solution But War!
We have some seriously bad habits in the Arabian Gulf, which somehow can be traceable back to the current war in Yemen. Some would argue that these habits are in fact good, not bad, but what I would say is that they have become one of the most significant factors that brought us the war…
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Bahrain 2 Dubai
This week would keep me away from writing, or reading as well. I’m in Dubai right now, came driving alone all the way from Bahrain. Almost every person I know advised me not to drive alone from Bahrain to Dubai, but did I listen? NO! But did I enjoy the drive? YES! I did what…
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Is Triathlon Important?
What is the relationship between Triathlon and a nation’s economy? Is Triathlon the most important sport of the future? Is it really that important? Well, give me few minutes of your time and see if I convince you with my beliefs. Fact: Triathlon is the world’s fastest growing sport. Within the past year here…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 