There’s been a series of articles popping up left and right about the inconveniences of having a “demanding” or “expensive” maid. The most recent set of such articles were published by Emirates 24/7, based in the UAE, a country which …
Posted in Assholes, Awareness, Civil Rights, Gulf, Migrant Workers, Racism, Society, UAE, Women | Tagged Bahrain, Gulf, migrant rights, UAE | 1 CommentBahrain continues its crackdown on the country’s human rights advocates, adding Zainab Al Khawaja amongst its growing list of political prisoners, many of whom underwent severe psychological abuse, sexual humiliation and physical torture. Zainab is one of Bahrain’s most prominent …
Posted in Activism, Bahrain, Censorship, Demonstrations, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights | Tagged Bahrain | Leave a commentAlmost exactly 11 months ago, Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor in Tunisia whose name spread like wildfire across the Middle East set himself on fire in protest of the corruption and humiliation that he had suffered his entire life. Since then, …
Posted in Bahrain, Current Events, Demonstrations, Morocco, Syria, Yemen | Tagged Arab Spring, Bahrain, Morocco, Syria, Yemen | 1 CommentBelow is a list of recent media reports that will verify the fact that migrant workers, domestic maids in particular, suffer outrageous human rights violations that take place on a daily basis throughout the Middle East. There are many cases …
Posted in Bahrain, Gulf, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Racism, UAE | Tagged Bahrain, Kuwait, maids, Migrant Workers, UAE | Leave a comment[This article first appeared on our other site, Mideast Tunes.] I kinda lucked out with this one. A friend happened to get me into personal contact with Busac of Smouldering In Forgotten for an interview via email. As people know, …
Posted in Bahrain, Creativity, Culture, Music, Youth | Tagged Bahrain, band, Interview, metal, Music | Leave a commentIt was a new kind of celebration of Eid in 2011, for it was made with blood. Quite unlikely for the nature of the celebration, usually Eid is celebrated with happiness and rejoice that the fasting month of Ramadan is …
Posted in Bad news, Bahrain, Christians, Current Events, Islamophobia, Syria | Tagged Bahrain, eid, Syria | Leave a comment