Blocking sites gains momentum
and Pakistan (as well as Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran I suspect) are going frantic over blocking websites they find… uh… offensive to their delicate sensibilities: “Before shutting down...
View ArticleThe Ambassador Speaketh
Interesting interview in Al-Wasat this morning in which its editor-in-chief interviewed the departing American Ambassador to Bahrain Mr Adam Ereli. The interview had three axes: reflections on his...
View ArticleSelective security
While I abhor the Molotov cocktail attack on Samira Rajab’s residence and regard it as a heinous crime not to be condoned at all, especially when consideration is given that this attack was most...
View ArticleThe Hostility of the Middle East to Freedom of Expression
Here’s a riddle: if you heard the following, which country of region or the world would immediately jump up at you? A female artist and activist serving a 12-year prison sentence is facing additional...
View ArticleGratitudes and the Duraz Siege
Today, I choose to reflect on our village Duraz's siege from my own perspective. We are having to suffer long queues of cars to report to a police checkpoint - one of only two for a village and an area...
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