Stories about Bahrain from July, 2005
Bahrain: Look ma, I'm on a Segway!
Mahmood, who writes the Bahraini blog Mahmood's Den tried out a Segway today. While he was having a blast riding around on it, he also thought that they'd be quite practical for everday use in Bahrain.
Report from the Jordan Blogger Gathering
Tonight's Jordan Blogger Gathering You never know who'll show up for a bloggers’ gathering. The Jordan blogger meetup – a joint Jordan Planet/Global Voices effort – turned up not only some of Jordan's best bloggers, but superstars from Bahrain and Egypt as well. Representing Amman were Ammar Ibrahim, Roba Assi...
Bahrain: It's great to be free..
Silly Bahraini Girl asks for a dialogue on what it really means to be free (mildly NSFW picture included).
Bahraini: Food Fight!
Chan’ad Bahraini will be taking a blog-vacation for a couple of weeks, but before he left, he couldn't help but to bring us a photograph of a scuffle that took place on the floor of the Bahraini parliament. Apparently one MP took exception to the statements of another MP and...
Bahrain: Bahrain takes first step to separate Mosque from State
Mahmood's Den notes that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has said that mosques should not be used for political purposes; perhaps this is the first brick in the wall that divides church and state?
Mahmood's Den :: The 2002 Constition now in text
Mahmood's Den has posted the text of the Bahraini constitution on-line in text form.
BahrainBlogs :: Comprehensive list of Bahraini sites
BahrainBlogs points to a very comprehensive list of Bahraini on-line forums.
Chan’ad Bahraini » Blog Archive » Not in my name
The blog Chan’ad Bahraini has coverage of a well-attended candlelight vigil held outside the British Embassy in Bahrain, with extensive pictures.
Middle East and North Africa Friday Blog Roundup
Beirut Spring has posted a banner condemning terrorism in both English and Arabic. Saudi Jeans has been looking on the Arabic blogs for commentary on the London bombings but has not yet found any; if you see any, make sure to pass it on to him. Chan’ad Bahraini simply asks...
Muslim Blogosphere Reacts to London Blast
We hope that multi-lingual bridge-bloggers can help translate more of what bloggers are saying in Arabic, Farsi and other languages. (If you have done so please let us know in the comments section at the bottom of this post.) Meanwhile, here is what has come through our aggregator in English...
The Middle East and North Africa Daily Blog Roundup
The Silly Bahraini Girl is more than a little frustrated by Bahrainis who have trouble with the fact that many email addresses in the Kingdom end in ‘.com.bh’. The Big Pharaoh, in his trademark sarcastic style, finds where Egypt's Christian and Muslim communities have some common ground. Iranian Prospect posts...
Middle East & North Africa Roundup
The prolific Bahraini blogger Mahmood of Mahmood's Den has done an Arabic translation of Reporters Without Borders’ 6 Recommendations for freedom of expression on the Internet. (PDF version is here.) He encourages people in the Arab world to: “link to it, replicate it on your site or use it to...