Jun 18
I don’t often allow guest posts here but I was sent this from Bahrain and am satisfied to its truth. For more stories from the ground, I recommend checking out Alive in Bahrain. For a quick primer on the causes of the uprising, this satellite map is a good guide to some of the underlying issues. The …
May 16
TRANSLATION Document of pledge and assurance of loyalty Under this document, I the undersigned assure, As a full-time student studying at the University of Bahrain, my complete loyalty to the leadership of the Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, governor of this country may God protect him, …
Feb 18
We’ve all heard the story of Marie Antoinette. When told that the French people did not have bread, she said: “Let them eat cake.” The story may or may not be true. I never thought it mattered if she actually said that. The important thing is that it’s exactly the sort of thing she would …
"This ultra-sharp, darkly satiric, hyper-speed novel is set in a world where multi-level mega malls serves as city states and everything on the outside lies in ruin. On the lower red levels, gang violence and media saturation and bio-tech designer drugs rule. During the weekend, slummers from the green levels leave their safe lives of jobs and families to partake in risky, sometimes deadly, fun on the red levels. And on every level, TV and advertisements literally penetrate the mind. Death is easy and life cheap, until that life is your own or your beloveds. Extreme stylization, great characters, and a high-level of intensity is maintained throughout. This is a whip-smart, truly violent novel that has at its core a still very human pulsing heart."
