Mahmood's Den

Indications of a pending election

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:40:20 +0000

The GDN goes into an unstoppable tizz reporting Good News™ and how excellent the government is at serving its people Al-Wasat reports Bad News™ and shows how bad the government is at serving it’s people’s needs Al-Ayam, Al-Bilad and of course Akhbar Al-Khaleej try to negate columns appearing in Al-Wasat While Al-Watan continues to stoke [...]

Al-Iman school graduates Class of 2010, congrats!

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:59:19 +0000

Congratulations to the ninth graduating class of Al-Iman School, an Islamic school whose declared philosophy includes educational and behavioral training through educational and cultural composition of the adoption of the Islamic approach in interpreting the origin of the universe and life. Congratulations to the 40 young persons and wish them luck should they wish to [...]

If you had one wish…

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:17:56 +0000

I think that if I were on my death bed, I would regret the opportunities I wasted. I'm sure that you probably can relate to that too. Yes, hind-sight is very powerful to be sure, but sometimes when you are told that an opportunity will come knocking, and knocking hard and please take the time to prepare yourself to take advantage of that opportunity, there is really no one to blame for that wasted chance other than yourself.

…and then I shaved my chest

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:54 +0000

I was worried. Quite worried actually when a few weeks ago I felt what I imagined to be something wrong with the rhythm of my heart. I didn't do anything about it and tried to blame it on gas or imagination...

@albaharna words and @mahmood pictures – happy weekend!

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:09:15 +0000

Does it work? Have a wonderful weekend, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Adliya

Peaches

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:48:31 +0000

Peaches, originally uploaded by malyousif. Hope your weekend is wonderful, peaceful and peachy!

Castration is not enough for some…

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:20:43 +0000

The case of a father sexually molesting his daughter is no longer unique in our Bahraini society. All the local papers carry such news on a daily basis and the trend is increasing. Should we continue to turn our backs on the affected children, or should we demand a solution be put in place to protect them? Shouldn't there be a national task force with enough power to intervene?

The Kittens Dilemma

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:12:09 +0000

The compound our office is in (Bushehri Garden) is inundated with cats. It’s actually swarming with them. So it wasn’t too much of a surprise to hear some squeaks coming from our office garden this morning. Going to investigate, I found these little things… Question is now, what do we do with them? Wring their [...]

Next wave of reality TV: Muslim Top Model

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:52:20 +0000

Contestants get tested in Islamic and worldly knowledge; things like actually washing the dead to prepare them for burial, counseling pregnant women out of wedlock and helping orphans. Is this a new twist in reality TV? Or is it just pandering to an audience? How will this be translated here I wonder?

Bahrain climbs the expensive rankings ladder

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:06:11 +0000

Nine places to be exact, according to the International Cost of Living Rankings released in April 2010 which using New York as the benchmark and the ranking is for expatriate living. Bahrain, according to the report, is the most expensive country in the world for clothes, 66th most expensive in the world with only Dubai [...]