Mahmood's Den

Albawasil need protection!

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:59 +0000

And so they should. A security officer’s job is thankless, hard and requires intelligence, self-control, continuous training and much empathy with people of all walks of life. They also continuously have to make tough choices which must always fall within the rule of law; hence, their continuous appropriate training is critical. The title of “albawasil” [...]

A glimmer of light at the end of a rather dark tunnel

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:53:53 +0000

A group of Bahrainis gathered this morning at Al-Uruba Club, one of the oldest cultural clubs and apparently on their own initiative, to work out a plan to rescue this country from the various ills that has befallen this country. The meeting was led by the highly respected Dr Ali Fakhro, scholar, an ex-minister who [...]

Bassiouni’s Disappointment

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:17:40 +0000

Professor Cherif Bassiouni is visibly disappointed with the regime’s response to his BICI report and is frustrated with the pace of adoption of its recommendations. While he suggests that the US administration should have a more active and visible role into urging the Bahraini regime to accelerate reforms as pointed out in his report and [...]

Government admits the ineffectiveness of censorship

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:50:16 +0000

With six international human rights organizations releasing stinging reports on the freedom of expression in the Arab world, Bahrain was not spared any of that wrath. And deservedly so for the thousands of websites which have been blocked over the past ten years, a campaign which has intensified especially over the last few years. The [...]

Destroying a Revolution

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:18:27 +0000

One of the most important ways to “win” a revolution in this day and age is the effective use of media tools and keeping your struggle peaceful. That wins you supporters both locally and internationally who can exert pressure on the ruling regime to elicit positive change. The minute that this struggle morphs into violence, [...]

Just how long will “Silmiyya” last?

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:17:32 +0000

Not very long, I think. After close to 60 people giving their lives up for their country in under a year, with this number set to rise, by all indications, with thousands dismissed for their jobs for no good reason, for hundreds still in prison just for expressing their opinions and for untold police brutality [...]

Redressing the wronged employees

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:34:36 +0000

In this country, over a thousand have been dismissed from their positions for doing nothing other than expressing their opinions. Quite a number were fired for simply being Shi’a. My head just cannot get around this. Disregard, for the moment, the fact the as many households have been disadvantaged directly due to this despicable practice, [...]

Well done Sayyed!

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:30:06 +0000

Bahrain’s loss… Is Australia’s gain Is Canada’s gain Is the UK’s gain Is the USA’s gain Is New Zealand’s gain Where else are you going to force your people to leave to Bahrain?

Unhone paisa kyon diya?

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55:52 +0000

I’ve started learning Urdu. Which seems to have become the Official Primary Language of this country. Why else would allegedly murdering policemen employed by our Ministry of Interior who have direct access to my fellow Arab-speaking citizens need a translator in our courts when giving testimony and denying any wrongdoing for the murders of two [...]

Discoveries in my desk

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:26:52 +0000

Now that I moved the furniture around – and I’m still login’ the new layout – I dug into various recesses of my desk which I have not even looked at for years and found some real gems hidden in there, and crap that I can’t believe I kept – like 3.5″ floppy disk labels, [...]