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August 20, 2008

Haythoo: حــوار مـــع عقلي - 3

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم,,, لـــتكن صريحاً معي..
هل أنت مؤمن حقاً بوجود طائفية تمارسها الحكومة؟
أعتقد إن كلمة طـائفية وُجدت لـتوصف بها حـكومتنا! هل تعتقد إن الناس تكره الطائفية؟
نعم, كما يقولون! ماذا؟ ألا تعتقد إنهم جادين؟
لا! هل تـعتقد إن هذه الـطائفية أثرت على الناس؟
أثرت عليهم معيشة, منطقاً, قولاً, و فعلاً! كيف ذلك؟
أثرت على معيشتهم, فـ أصبح الناس يعيشون فـي طبقات, طبقة تعاني, و طبقة تزيد من معاناة سابقتها!
أثرت على منطقهم, فـ أصبحت هناك محظورات, خصوصاً حين يرتبط الأمر بالنظام, فـبعضهم أصبح يسب و يلعن حين يسمع كلمة حكومة, و البعض الأخر أصبح يسجد و يسبح حين يظن إنه سمع كلمة حكومة فقط!
أثرت على الناس قولاً و فعلاً, فـليس كل ما يـُقال يـُقال من قناعة, و لـيس كل ما يـُفعل يـُفعل بعد تفكير! طبقات؟
إن الناس يعيشون في طبقات الأن, كل طبقة تحتاج إلى أن تدوس على سابقتها لـكي تصل للـطبقة الأعلى, الـغني يدوس على الفقير, و الفقير يدوس على الأفقر, و الأفقر لا يجد من خلفه من يدوس عليه بدوره, فـينحني أكثر للـبحث, فـيداس عليه أكثر و أكثر…! ماذا عن المنطق؟
قل لأب نام جائعاً لأن راتبه طائفي, قل لأم أم نامت بردانة لأن الـبرد طائفي, قل لـطفلاً نام حسرة لأن اللـعبة طائفية!
قل لأب أخر نام متخماً لأن راتبه طائفي, قل لأم أخرى نامت حرانة لأن ثوبها طائفي, قل لـطفلاً أخر نام ضاحكاً لأن اللـعبة طائفية!
قل لـهم كيف لهم أن يتكلموا بـمنطق؟ لم أفهم..!
ألم نقـل إن الناس طبقات؟
إنك قد وُضعت في طبقتك, لـيس كخياراً لك, بل هو خيار النظام, إن النظام تـحكمه الطائفية, إن كنت مرضياً, فـ ستوضع في طبقة من نام تخمة, و إن لم تكن, فـستنام جائعاً, أو مديون بـحق ما أكلت على الأقل! و ماذا عن الـقول و الـفعل؟
هل تعتقد إننا نـحب بعضنا حقاً؟
هل تريدنا أن ننافق بعضنا حقاً؟
ألا تعلم إن بعض قولنا قلناه من باب الأدب, و إن بعض فعلنا فعلناه من باب الأحترام؟ لـقد أضعتني!
نحنُ أكبر الـضائعين حقا!
هل تعتقد إن الجدير بالـعمل سيكون طيباً إن خسر عمله بـسبب طبقته؟
و هل تعتقد إن من حصل على عمل لا يستحقه سـيكون طيباً إن حصل عليه بسبب طبقته؟ و لم لا؟
هل تعتقد إن الناس ملائكة؟
كيف تريد من شخص يعيش الظلم ليلاً و نهاراً أن يكون بهذه الطيبة, و يـقبل الـدوس أكثر؟
كيف تريد من شخص يعيش مع الظالم و بالظلم ليلاً و نهاراً أن يكون بهذه الطيبة, و هو يقتات من هذا الظلم؟ لا تكن متشائماً!
لا تكن مثالياً على حساب المنطق و الواقع! الـناس لـيسوا أشرار!
إنهم أشرار بفطرتهم, شرهم مكبوت بسبب الدين و الأخلاق و التربية! إذا كان الأمر كما تقول, فنحن سنعزز من الطائفية, و لن نثق بـ أحد ليس من طبقتنا!
بـ إمكاننا أن لا نـكون كذلك إن كنا أحراراً! أحرار!
ألم أقل لك إن الطائفية هي من وضعتنا في طبقاتنا! لـنكن أحرار و نتخلص من هذه الطبقية التي لم تكن خيارنا! كيف ذلك؟
لـنفرض على أنفسنا العدل, لـنخذل النظام و لا نمارس طبقيته, لـنعطي كل ذي حقاً حقه, و لـيوضع كل شخص في موضعه الصحيح! من سيفعل ذلك؟
كل من يؤمن بـضرورة إلغاء هذه الطبقات! هل تقصد أن يتخلى البعض عن مكتسباتهم؟
هل هذا صعب؟ و لكن…
نعم.. قلها.. أنت خائف من أن تعود الطبقات من جديد للـظهور كـ إنتقام من المسحوقين حالياً؟! من لديه الثقة, و من لـديه الأمان, مستقبل الكثير من الأشخاص بـُني على هذه المناصب..
التي وزعتها الطائفية! و لكن الخطط المستقبلية بـُنيت على هذا الأساس!
إذاُ لـتبقى الطائفية! و لتبقى الطبقية, فــخطط الحكومة المسـتقبلية بــُنيت على هذا الأساس! إإإ.إ.إإ…. أنا..
ألم أقل لـك في بادئ الأمر إن الناس لـيسوا جادين في كره الطائفية! هل بـ إمكانك تغيير الموضوع؟
ماذا, هل أصبح من المحظورات أيضاً؟ يبدوا إن صداقتنا لن تستمر!
هل أنت خائف إلى هذه الدرجة! هه.. و من ماذا أخاف!
أن تنتهي الطائفية و أن تنتهي الطبقة الفاصلة بيني و بينك! أن تحلم, لا وجود للـطائفية في البحرين!
لـنبقى أصدقاء طائفيين إذاً! حــوار مـــع عقلي - 1
حــوار مـــع عقلي - 2
August 20, 2008

Bahraini Diva: Classics in Stickers!




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August 20, 2008

.:: SILLY BAHRAINI GIRL ::.: My Articles in Bangla



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August 20, 2008

قاسميات: يقولون…

قد يسميها البعض غباء… و الآخر مغامرة… و لكن “المغامرات الغير محسوبة” تعود بنتائج “غير محسوبة”… إما بشكل إيجابي غير متوقع - كمعرفة كيف تحس و أنت مقلوب على ارتفاع 4 أو 5 طوابق أو اكثر - و تصبح مشهوراً بانتشار هذه الصورة على الانترنت… أو سلبية باكتشاف قانون الجاذبية و اختلال التوازن في السائل الموجود بالجهاز السمعي المتصل [...]
August 19, 2008

Mahmood’s Den: Hellloooo GOLD!

Ramzi storms to 1500m gold medal
Bahrain’s Rashid Ramzi held off Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop down the final straight to win gold in the men’s 1500m. Ramzi hit the front with 200m to go and although Kiprop, who set the pace for the first two laps, burst clear of the pack he could not hunt Ramzi down.Bahraini Ramzi wins the 1500 Gold in the Beijing Olympics Nicholas Willis of New Zealand came third while Great Britain’s Andrew Baddeley finished well off the pace. Baddeley said: “I made the right move and was in the right place at the bell but couldn’t do any more.”
BBC News Yay, well done!
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August 19, 2008

Mahmood’s Den: Shame on you Pakistan!

How dare you have a person in your midst now that you can legally call “former president?” Have you absolutely no shame? What happened to your Holy Muslim Values which insist that you should acquiesce to God’s chosen leader on earth? Did you not hear that oft repeated Aya “Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you? Whasswrongwijooo? Have you descended into Kufr now? AstaGHFirullah! Former President Musharraf felt the heat and skedaddledHow can you let an independent judiciary be? How can you even threaten those who are charged with authority among you with impeachment? And you are just Pakistani? You certainly now rise to the level of those Indians who also now live under a democracy. All we need now is for you to emulate those neighbours that you fought and separated from all those years ago and increase the level of middle-class families, raise your education levels and generally live a better life! What is this world coming to? All thank to Allah SWT that we, true Arabs still live by the Quran, especially the respect and deference we afford to His representatives on Earth, the kings, shaikhs and malalwah for we value and yearn for Heaven and shall not stray off this ancient path of kowtowing to Allah’s words regardless of how they get retooledinterpreted. For Godness’ sake, who is going to come to the rescue of Former President Musharraf now that he was dropped like a hot potato by those infernal Americans once they saw that the people of Pakistan simply didn’t want him? Us Arabs of course! The pad is ready for him in any of our open countries for the rest of his life to live the life of luxury, living honourably amongst us to value the words of God and abide by them. Long live our rulers, the true and only ones charged with authority among us. Allah’s chosen. May they live comfortably for ever! Read the rest of this entry »
August 19, 2008

خـــالـــد - البحــــريـن … khalidbahrain: هيئة سوق العمل .. فى حاجة ماسة الى اعادة نظر ..!!!

بالأمس كان المواطن يعاني الأمرين من وزارة العمل .. من بطيء الإجراءات إلى تعقيدات اصدر رخص العمل … اليوم جاءت هيئة سوق العمل .. قد تكون في مراحلها الأولي إلا إنها أيضا نسخة طبق الأصل لمن سبقها .. وليس أدل على هذا من تصريح وزير العمل نفسه.. رئيس مجلس إدارة الهيئة …. وإصداره التوجيهات إلى [...]
August 19, 2008

Bahraini Diva: Anthropologie’s Points of View






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August 19, 2008

Bahrain Planet: Story (Part1) A new job and a fresh start

Part1 After graduating from university. I returned back eagerly to my home country seeking a reputable job that pays well enough to cover my basic expenses and provide me with the enough chances to improve and advance in my professional career. I have included sufficient information about my job hunt and how I landed on my first job to be an assistant consultant (click here to read it). After a while I came to realise how lucky I was to find that job since some graduates took up to 2 years to find any job (and I say any!) while I only had searched for a month and a half to have a job offered to me. I was so happy back then as the job title seemed very glossy to me and I was happy to be called as (Mr. Assistant consultant!). Besides, the amount that has been offered seemed very juicy according to my very stupid understanding and I was so happy that I would be earning such an amount since I know many new graduates as myself were earning as low as 200~300BD. I did not value myself and my capabilities properly and I accepted the job with no questions asked. I did not know how the market needed some graduated who were exposed to different cultures and have brilliant academic backgrounds, even if it was without the professional experience. I write this thing because I do not want anyone to fall into my mistake. When I started, I was promised that I will work on this very big national project in coordination with the Labour Fund and how I will be supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). I was so euphoric to get involved in such a big project while I am still a fresh graduate with no relevant experience at all. During the first week I sat in the meeting room of the company along with other fresh graduates such as myself reading about the company, the services it offers, and the project we will be working in. It was such a depressing room. Spot lights are hot like you were in a microwave with no windows to the outside at all. I love open places with lots of sun light in. Anyways, they promised us that they will be training us using top-class methods on how to deal with business clients. In addition, they promised me that my title while change to a Business Consultant as soon as the probation period ends and I prove myself to be adequate to handle responsibilities. Furthermore, we were relocated in seef area for easy access and to be closer to the Labour Fund. After moving to Seef office, the first thing we did is to sort out files like we were office boys! These dusty old files were thrown to us from the labour fund since we will be handling the project in full. This was my first disappointment. End of part 1 Share This
August 19, 2008

Looking for Dilmun: It’s a wonderful world (that’s what I know)

It’s funny how when asked about their view of the world, some people will take a rather sardonic and cynical view. “The world is in shambles…mankind’s end is nigh…there’s more trouble than peace…we’ll all kill each other,” and so on, they would say. The truth is, the world is a wonderful place. This is what I believe. This is what I see. This is what I know. There are so many good things in this world; too many to simply reduce to a few examples here. Though I can safely say that the world is not in shambles, mankind’s end is not nigh, there’s more peace than trouble and we will definitely not all kill each other. Sure, there are things wrong with the world, with what’s going on and what has happened. Yet all of these things provide us with an opportunity to put right what went wrong, to seek justice, to help each other, to change something for the better. In short, to turn the bad into good. From replacing our bad habits with good ones, to paying alms and volunteering, to working diligently to make ends meet or realize our goals; all of these are bridges of love, menders of hearts and one more step in the right direction. For if one loses faith in the world, what does that say about one’s faith in God? Snap out of the stupor that is pessimism, I’d say. Stand clear of any obstacles, take a look around you and realize the infinite potential of which you are a part of. Extend yourself into infinity and revel in the fact that you are God’s vice-regent in a world that is not perfect. If it is, then what use to God would you be? Perhaps the next time someone asks you your opinion of the world, you’ll stop a minute to think and tell them that, “well, I no longer flush my money down the toilet at the racetrack, I help war torn refugees at the camp, and I’m working on the country’s first ever independent film festival. It’s a wonderful world.”
August 19, 2008

حالة ملل: قدّر الله (3)

أقولُها ..
“قَـدرٌ” هوَ الذي مزقني و مزَقك ..
ضيعني .. وما تبقى مِنكَ .. ضيّعكْ !
و بعثرَ الأمنياتِ الطهورْ !
و قصرُ رمالِ لم يتحمل الجَزرُ فراقهُ
فعانقَ مَدهُ حُلم العبورْ
يفنينا الفراقُ و لم نزل ..
نبكي على أطلالِ سحابةٍ لن تزول
و بعدما شاءَ الإله ..
أيُ قُدرةٍ تلكْ التي بصدفةٍ تجمعنا
أيُ أمنيةٍ .. أيُ مُعجزةٍ
أيُ لوعةٍ يا سيدي سـ تغنيني عنكْ
أنا بـ إشتياقي لكْ .. قد جُنِنتْ !
و أمنيتُ النفسَ طويلاً ..
و لكنْ ..
قدّرَ اللهُ “لِي” و ما شاءَ ” لكَ” فعلْ !
August 18, 2008

Wasted4Eva: وقل لـــــه انه : يردّ الوصل …بـــ زياااااااارة!!1

تسأليني ليه احبك ..؟ واسالك نفس السؤال
……………………….. ليه احبك..؟ جاوبيني .. يمكن انتي تعرفين
ليه انا قلبي تعلق فيك ……. يابنت الحلال
…………………………. ليه وش معنى عشقتك دون كل هالعالمين
هل لاني شفتك فيك الحسن كله والدلال؟؟؟
……………………………. اولاني شفت فيك الثقل والطبع الرزين
او لانك في عيوني صرتي ايه بالجمال
………………………………… اولانك استطعتي للمشاعر تملكين
او لان الحظ جابك لي بعد ماقفى وحال
………………………….. او لان الله كتب لي اعشقك واحيا السنين
علميني ليه احبك..؟ ليه قلبي معك مال..؟
………………………………… ليه دمعاتي تناثر كل ماانتي تبعدين
ليه دايم في خيالي صورتك في كل حال
………………………….. في فرحه والا بتعاسه في شقى والا بحنين
ليه طيفك في عيوني مايـبارح هالمجال
……………………………. شاغلة فكري وبالي كل لحظه وكل حين
ليه كل ماقلت ابنسى صاحت جروحي محال
…………………………… كيف تنسى طب جرحك كيف ايامك تزين
آآآآآه .. ياكم سؤال حاير وسط الخيال
…………………………….. وآآآآه ياوين الجواب اللي يريحني سنين
اسأل اسوار المدينه عنك وانقاض الجبال
………………………….. اسأل رمال الصحاري واسأل الليل الحزين
واسأل دموعي الغريقه ليه دمعي منك سال
………………………………. ليه قلبي فيك هايم وش هو السر الثمين
ليه .. مادري بس عشقتك .. عشق لحد الهبال
…………………………… وصرت ماشوف بعيوني غير زينك اي زين
و تساليني ليه احبك وليه ميت على الوصال؟
…………………………….. ليه مدري صدقيني … نفسي ماعندي يقين
ودي اعرف ياعيوني وش اجابة هالسوال
…………………………… ليه احبك…؟ جاوبيني… يمكن انتي تعرفين
August 18, 2008

icon can speak: someone’s miserable life

       A month ago I’ve met a guy who knows nothing, literally nothing. He represents the situation of a huge group of guys over this country. I couldn’t believe that he really didn’t know the things I asked him about. First, I started to talk to him in English like any other person I meet at work, he stopped me and asked me to talk in Arabic, for a moment I wondered why but I didn’t give a real damn about it and carried on, I mentioned some words in English, words that everyone ‘supposed’ to know like “for example”, “already”, “however” and so on but he couldn’t understand, he kept asking me what does that mean “umm, wh..wha..what? sorry? Wh..what you say??”. I felt that I was talking to a big dumb, he’s really a big dumb and the fact that I have to work with this person every single day is just like the pain in the ass.    I was talking to someone about an interesting video we both have seen on youtube and we were excited about it, that’s when he came across to show his curiosity, he asked about that video what was it about and where was it, I told him that he can find it on youtube.com, guess what. He doesn’t know youtube, the site that considred the most useful website in 2007. I showed him youtube on the screen and told him about it, I “taught” him how to use it and how would it help him. He was like ‘what an invention’, to him it was the most amazing thing in the entire universe, how could people do that?  Once he knew about my sickness, he was very lucky to know because I wouldn’t tell him about it, he asked me “what is anoo-rexa-neervoseh?!” I told him that it’s just a disease and I cant tell him more about it otherwise he can google it, he looked at me for a minute then he turned his back to go to his office but then he turn and said “I’m sorry but what do you mean by saying google it?” ..whaaaaat?! “I’m sorry, I can’t explain”.  This person who has got this job ‘somehow’ cannot speak English, doesn’t know how to use Microsoft Office in general, has never used google, yahoo..the internet in general, hasn’t graduate yet, doesn’t know rock music or any other kind of music, doesn’t watch movies and has been to cinema for three times only. Yes he could count them ALL.   fortunatey, I have a chance from time to time to talk to him to know what he knows and what he doesn’t know, I cant believe that there are too many people like him in Bahrain, our country, I thought there are some people who couldn’t get well educated but I couldn’t imagine this. Anyway, we’ve started to talk and he felt that he has to change many things, such as improving his English language, learn about computers and how to use his own, learn about what is going on around him. Yesterday he told me that he has never read a newspaper, he has just used them to clean the glass!!  A week ago we went togther to buy him a laptop. He asked me to go with him because he had no idea what kind of laptops he should buy or how to choose what is good for him, he also started to use Microsoft Word to get some ‘skills’, I try my best to help him to get better and learn faster. I knew that he hadnt a DVD player so I bought him and I gave him some movies to watch, but he said that he doesn’t like to watch movies that much but he will try to watch them. God, God, dear lord, who doesn’t like movies??! I call him McDumb now, it really goes with him.  Now I can see him reading the newspaper in English every morning and listens to The Beatles!!    These changes were obvious to everyone especially at work, his friends who used to know him before he joins us have noticed that he’s getting better, they tell him that he’s getting a life now, he’s into the world. Today he thanked me and told me that he appreciates what I’m doing. The thing is, I didn’t mean to help him the way I did but when I started doing it I felt happy, worthy and uselful to others, I felt my existence.    
August 18, 2008

Intuitive Strums: No Sweat College Degrees

While we bust our heads day and night studying hard to get a degree, 12 Bahrainis, according to Arabian Business, paid money to get certificates in the mail. It is so despicable that I had an immediate urge to publish the names in BOLD. The disclaimer on the American magazine that published the list made me retreat.

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August 18, 2008

Hussain: My 22nd Birthday .. :)

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