Tag: Middle East
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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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Fighting With Numbers
Is democracy all about numbers? Is it only about what the majority says? I’m not going bluntly say yes or no, I’ll take the easy way out and say it depends. Please, allow me to explain. Everyone interested in Middle Eastern affairs for the past couple of years have been deeply fooled, or fooling himself,…
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How to Defeat Evil
Defeating evil is a nice dish to have. First of all, what you need is patience, a nice ear, a lot of oxygen, a creative mind, a reading eye, and a serious looking face. Keep the dish away from grins, puffs, irritation, and a short sighted mind. The personal ability to get out of arguments…
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It’s a Small Island After All!
Yes I always emphasize the significance of education, of knowledge, and of understanding to the various aspects of what makes a society seem the way it is. Bahrain, The Kingdom of Bahrain, is a small Island, but yet many around the world and internally fail big time to understand the domestic politics. The way I…
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The Palestine vs Israel Solution
It may be politically suicidal sometimes to talk about the reality on ground when facing the infamous conflict in the holy lands. Almost everyone included, the Americans, the Europeans, and the Muslims have two conflicting opinions about this situation, a public and a private one. We all know what the public opinion is, a two…
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Should We Ban the Internet in Bahrain?
Is the internet a good or a bad thing? That is the question we should ask ourselves before making a decision on whether to limit the use of the internet in Bahrain, and any other state in the world. Simply, if the internet is good, then keep it, and if it is bad, then ban…
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It’s Not Just About Us by .@tomfriedman
Original Article Here Mitt Romney gave a foreign policy speech on Monday that could be boiled down to one argument: everything wrong with the Middle East today can be traced to a lack of leadership by President Obama. If this speech is any indication of the quality of Romney’s thinking on foreign policy, then we…
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Western Rain in Middle Eastern Deserts
Walking around the streets in London, seeing colorful people, the long Muslim beard, the mini skirt, the rainbow gay, the tightest clothes below a headscarf, the tattoo, the Cross, and the fully covered face just makes me wonder if all of these human beings are faking living in harmony or not. As a Muslim…
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The Religious Middle East vs The Political West
Have you ever tried balancing a pencil on its head? That’s where I stand, and believe it or not, I believe that’s where my leadership here in Bahrain stand as well. It is almost an impossible thing to do, but it is not unfeasible. Everyone on every side want you to fall for them, everyone…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 