Mahmood's Den http://mahmood.tv An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 © Mahmood Al-Yousif 2008mahmood,al,yousif,bahrain,arab,arabian,blogger,vlogger,vlog,m,reportSociety & Culture/Personal JournalsMahmood Al-Yousifnomahmood,al,yousif,bahrain,arab,arabian,blogger,vlogger,vlog,m,reportthings that tickle the fancy of an Arabthings that tickle the fancy of an Arab26.234350.5756MahmoodsDenhttp://feedburner.google.com Mahmood Al-Yousif’s Int’l Media Awards Acceptance Speech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MahmoodsDen/~3/KRwgeEG54LA/ http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/20/mahmood-al-yousifs-intl-media-awards-acceptance-speech/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:59 +0000 Mahmood Al-Yousif http://mahmood.tv/?p=10508

Here’s a video of my acceptance speech at the International Media Awards in London. Enjoy!    

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I’m deeply honoured to have won the Outstanding Contribution to New Media 2013 award presented by the International Council for Press and Broadcasting at the Oxford and Cambridge Club in London last night. Accepting the award last night, in the presence of so many people I admire from all around the region and beyond, I [...]

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]]> http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/12/international-media-awards/feed/ 6 http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/12/international-media-awards/ Yoga, first experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MahmoodsDen/~3/tzGcqFqkwzU/ http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/09/yoga-first-experience/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 05:06:39 +0000 Mahmood Al-Yousif http://mahmood.tv/?p=10481

While touring the grounds of The Leela Palace Hotel in Mumbai where I stayed, I chanced upon Racchana who observed me admiring some of their flowers, and we started to chat. I got to know that she is the hotel’s Yoga guru and does free lessons for guests from 7 – 9 am. I asked her [...]

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]]> http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/09/yoga-first-experience/feed/ 2 http://mahmood.tv/2013/05/09/yoga-first-experience/ My learnings from my first large scale public speaking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MahmoodsDen/~3/FX2exkcSYzM/ http://mahmood.tv/2013/04/30/my-learnings-from-my-first-large-scale-public-speaking/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:06:55 +0000 Mahmood Al-Yousif http://mahmood.tv/?p=10474

  Reading from a teleprompter is much harder than it looks, it needs practice – and proper height adjustment This is amplified even more when it stops working and is mis-synced with TV repeating monitors At this stage, ignore prompter and screens and either follow the printed script, or as a last resort, wing it [...]

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I’m really honoured to be nominated for the International Media Award 2013 in the New Media category by the Next Century Foundation. This is the same entity that honoured Al-Wasat’s Editor in Chief Dr Mansoor Al-Jamri last year. The foundation will also run a conference on Bahrain at the same time where representatives from all [...]

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My thoughts and prayers are with all the families of the dead and injured as a result of this heinous crime against humanity. Terrorism doesn’t serve anyone and attacking the innocent doesn’t serve ANY any cause. The intention to do the maximum harm was quite evident in the selection of the Boston Marathon as a [...]

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Here’s a breath of absolute fresh air: تعميم ديوان ولي العهد للوزارات: الشكر على الزيارات الميدانية بالعمل وليس بالإعلانات أعلن مكتب النائب الأول لرئيس مجلس الوزراء، في تعميم من ديوان سمو ولي العهد، بأن الشكر موصول لمختلف الجهات الحكومية على حرصها لابداء امتنانها وتقديرها لزيارات العمل الميدانية التي يقوم ولي العهد نائب القائد الأعلى النائب [...]

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In a surprise move, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa was given a new important role in the executive branch of government as the first deputy prime minister, this, along his other official capacity as the crown prince and deputy king. I have no doubt that this much and universally respected personality in Bahrain and beyond [...]

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What’s your Big Hairy Audacious Goal for 2013? I’ll start: Restore Bahrain’s equilibrium through highlighting what’s good about us and by God also exposing the bad and inviting resolution and what a better future will look like for all and shall help as many SMEs to achieve sustainability and growth through good communication strategies. Now [...]

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