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Posted on 16 April 2012
So, there I was this morning, sitting in the car with my children, driving them to school. BBC Arabic radio was just finishing a section on a scathing report issued by a human rights organisation on Bahrain (I think it was Amnesty International). Anyway, the words Sunni and Shia came up several times, and I [...] Continue Reading...
Something different today, a marketing article… As a marketer, consultant, and business mentor, I must have had dozens and dozens of conversations with start up entrepreneurs over the years. And I’ve noticed the same marketing mistakes come up over and over again. And today, I want to share some of these mistakes so that you [...]
This blog post is a summary of several conversation I’ve had over the last few weeks, where the topic was the Bahrain regime. Some people have been predicting the supposedly “inevitable fall of the Al-Khalifa rule”. This, in my opinion, will never happen (I know one should never say never, and by never here I’m [...]
I cannot tell you how busy I’ve been – REALLY BUSY! If you don’t see me blogging for a while, know that it’s because I’m overwhelmed, never because I don’t care, or that I don’t have enough to write about – I have far more things to write about than I can ever have time [...]
First, an apology is in order. Sorry for not blogging for a while, but I’ve been extremely busy in the last couple of weeks. I’m juggling so many balls at the moment that I have to give blogging a low priority – at least for now. Further, I’m traveling for a couple of weeks to [...]
For the first time in quite a while, I’m writing a marketing article, and a very specialised one at that. This will probably interest only the very serious students of marketing. Ready? Here goes… Marketing should never be haphazard. All your marketing efforts should be as defined and as targeted as possible. Each advert you [...]
Things are heating up. Tensions are rising, and the violent protests are increasing, which are resulting – if some of the web videos out there are to be believed – in ever more severe crackdowns. I don’t want to sound too judgemental, but the impression one gets is that the impunity mentioned in the BICI [...]
My head is spinning! This whole reconciliation business is not easy! I’m told that prof. Bassiouni said that working in Libya was a walk in the park compared to Bahrain, and I believe him. Emotions are still high, and the wounds very raw. And the government’s snail-paced reform process is not helping. To give you [...]
I’ve been getting quite a few ominous statements like this recently. Others include “you’re playing a dangerous game”, “you’re being watched very closely”, “be careful” and “people are waiting for you to make a mistake”. It’s a bit flattering and a bit worrying to be so interesting! Who knew wanting to reconcile could be so [...]
ترددت هتافات كثيرة أثناء أزمة البحرين المؤلمة، و سمعنا شعارات تراوحت بين المعقول و اللامعقول، و كان صفات بعضها الغلو المفرط بينما مال معضها الى المعقولية و الانصاف، ومن بين هذه الهتافات و الشعارات الكثيرة تأملت شعارين إثنين وودت أن أعلّق عليهما حيث أنهما تكررا كثيرا أثناء الأزمة وهما “لا للعفو” و “الشعب يريد تطبيق [...]
Wow! What a fascinating couple of days it’s been! I just had the pleasure of attending a half day conference in Chatham House in London. The subject of the conference was “Bahrain after the BICI report.” I have to say I learnt a lot, and would like to thank my friend Jane Kinninmont from Chatham [...]
يا حبيبي .. سوف أحكي لك عن ليل المحرق.. حين يخلو.. من جموع تنزوي في كل مفرق.. تقطع الوقت بأوهام وأحلام، وتطرق كل باب للدعابات واشجان الحديث.. علي عبدالله خليفة المحرق، الحديث عنها تُحيي الأشجان في قلوب الكثير. للمحرق مكانة خاصة ليست فقط لدى البحرينيين، وإنما أهل الخليج أيضاً. هي المدينة التي وُلدت فيها وقضيت [...]
توقعت – وربما بشيء من السذاجة – بعد صدور تقرير البسيوني، وكلمة جلالة الملك التي حثت على المصالحة، أن تتوقف التهم و الشتائم التي يوجهها بعض الإعلامين إلى المعارضة، وبطريقة غير مباشرة ، إلى طائفة أهل البيت الكريمة. توقعت أن تبدأ الصحف بتغيير نهجها و أن تحث على المصالحة والمسامحة، كما عودنا على ذلك [...]
I just came back from a very interesting and, I think, beneficial breakfast with former Member of Parliament and Wefaq member Matar Matar. I know this action will annoy the more pro-government-than-the-government-itself crowd, and I assume it will also annoy the more anti-government-than-the-opposition-itself-crowd. But I think we have to start somewhere. If Israelis and Palestinians [...]
I finished reading the BICI report yesterday evening, and I accept it wholeheartedly (mostly I read the conclusions and recommendations of every section.) My own interpretation of the report is that 80% of the blame of the downward spiralling of the crisis goes to the government, and 20% of the blame goes to the opposition. [...]
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) will release it’s report tomorrow. It’s been an agonising few months for me! To be honest, it’s the only glimmer of hope I see for this tiny but very troubled kingdom. There a few points I want to emphasise about this report. First, it proves to me beyond [...]
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