Stories about Bahrain from July, 2007
Bahrain: Bloggers Meeting
Bahraini bloggers are meeting on Thursday, writes Mahmood Al Yousif.
Mideast: New Radio Station
Mideast Youth has launched it own radio station, according to Bahraini Esra'a here.
Bahrain: Congratulations Iraq
Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif congratulates Iraq on winning the Asian Cup Championship (football).
Bahrain: The Return of the British ‘Butcher of Bahrain’
Politics and human rights are, as ever, the chief topics of discussion on Bahrain’s blogs this week, but we also hear about things that aid and interrupt sleep, creatures that won’t buzz off, and stories of both loneliness and new friendship.
Bahrain: Call for Justice
Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif writes about the launch of a new campaign to bring former secret service head Ian Henderson to justice.
Bahrain: Housing Crisis
Bahraini emoodz writes about his country's mounting housing crisis here.
Bahrain: First Female Bloggers Meeting
The First Female Bloggers meeting was held in Bahrain and Gardens of Sand brings us the reactions.
Arabeyes: Internet War Continues in Egypt
After harassing, questioning and detaining bloggers, the war on the Internet continues in Egypt, this time attacking where it hurts most - the pocket! This is how Egyptian bloggers react to the hike in prices, which will be introduced in September.
Bahrain: Henderson is Back!
Bahraini blogger emoodz is enraged that Ian Henderson, also known as the Butcher of Bahrain, is back in the country.
Bahrain: Welcoming Henderson
Ian Henderson, known as the Butcher of Bahrain, is back in the country, writes Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif.
Bahrain: Arabic Translations
Bint Battuta translates the second in a series of translations of blogs written in Arabic in Bahrain.
Bahrain: Homeless Woman
Bahraini emoodz is enraged at the plight of a homeless woman.
Bahrain: Does A PlayStation 2 Gun Count As A Weapon?
Bahrain's bloggers have moved on this week to comment on a protest held outside the Iranian Embassy in protest against an editorial by Iranian editor Hossein Shariatmadari, which started that Bahrain should become a part of Iran. Others talk about Embassy interviews for Visas, the release of a Guantanamo detainee, why Bahrain is vying to build the highest skyscraper and preparing for the new release of Harry Potter.
Bahrain: Ban Rubber Bullets
Bahraini emoodz calls upon authorities to ban the use of rubber bullets in protests.
Bahrain: Free Harry Potter
Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif calls upon cinemas to admit people in costumes free to the new Harry Potter movie.
Bahrain: Banned MP
An MP in Bahrain has been banned from leading Friday prayers and giving public sermons, writes blogger emoodz.
Bahrain: Good News
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif promises his readers a week's worth of good news.
Iran:Shi'tes in Bahrain in trouble!
Farzandan Iran says[Fa] stupid comments of Hossein Shariatmadari,ultra conservative editor who called Bahrain a province of Iran, will have negative effects for Shi'ites who live in that country and want close ties with Iran.The blogger adds Shariatmadari is one of adviser's of Iranian Leader and everybody takes his word as...
Iran:What to do with Bahrain?
Z8tun says in a taxi she talked with a young man about Bahrain-Iran crisis. He said he hates ultra conservative editor, who called Bahrain a province of Iran, but concerning Bahrain he was right. Z8tun replied: “come on, imagine it becomes ours,what will we do with that?creating a new Islamic...
Arabeyes: A Protest for Every Citizen, Al Qaeda and Iranian Provocation
Locked doors at a university campus, daily demonstrations on busy main roads, an article attacking Bahrain in an Iranian newspaper, Al Qaeda's attacks in North Africa and the death of cultural magazines - on and off-line - are some of the topics being discussed by bloggers writing in Arabic in Bahrain, Algeria and Jordan.
Bahrain: Saudi DJ Podcast
Bahraini Esraa posts a podcast of an interview with a DJ in Saudi Arabia here.
