M.Report

Postcards from Berlin 2 - The Bundestag

My friend Lucien Koch gave us a quick physical and informational tour of the German Parliament's buildings in Berlin.

Postcards from Berlin - 1

Berlin’s way of remembering the past to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself while honoring those who made sacrifices in the country’s turbulent history.

Frustration and a Cat

No More Plastic Bags?

Thanks to a tip from a friend, I got to know that the local supermarket has launched an experiment to do away with plastic bags.

M.Report - S01E27 - A Garden Tour

A long-awaited return to vloging? I do hope so! Courtesy of a new mobile phone I bought yesterday - the Nokia E71 - which in itself a return to Nokiadom after a very long absence.This short vlog is a tour of my garden this morning (5 Sept 2008).

M.Report S01E26 - from the Citizen Journalism wo...

Introducing some friends and talking to Clothilde Le Coz of RSF about her work, aspirations and advice to bloggers.

M.Report S01E25 - Casablanca Citizen Journalism ...

Considering that the basic human activity of communication, has been with us since the first human painted on cave walls, it’s surprising that when it comes to a modern activity of writing on a largely personal online diary, illicits such a need as to pigeon-hole people and their generated thoughts into categories such as “journalism” or any other adjectives.

M.Report S01E24 - Peace Index and other thoughts

Bahrain ranked 74 in this year's Global Peace Index, with a drop of 13 places on last year. The metrics they use are quite interesting. As we're on statistics, let's also look at how our own Parliament fared.

M.Report S01E23 - Thoughts on sporting events in...

I was pleasantly surprised when I attended the finals in the Bahrain Volleyball Championship at the Juffair Dome. The event was excellent and enthuses me to go to more of these functions. Great fun!

M.Report S01E22 - Mahmood's new skin

It's been a long time that I was just itching to change the theme of my blog. I think it has outgrown the "traditional" blog a long time ago. I not only post in text, but have regular features of pictures, audio podcasts as well as video content.I am happy that I found the theme on which I can build to make it mirror more of what Mahmood's Den has become.