http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/bahrain The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080430-islamic-extremists-sex-homophobia-bahrain <p> One of our Observers in Bahrain, blogger <a href="http://mahmood.tv">Mahmood Al-Youssef</a>, comments on the recent homophobic exclamations coming from a local fundamentalist politician. The least we can say is that he doesn't mash his words... http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080430-islamic-extremists-sex-homophobia-bahrain#comments video Bahrain homosexuality islamic extremism 26.051848 50.538483 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:49:27 +0200 Julien 17350 at http://observers.france24.com http://observers.france24.com/en/content/bush_sworddances_middle_east Our Observer in Bahrain has provoked hilarious comments from his readers by publishing this video on his blog ‘<a href="http://mahmood.tv/2008/01/12/bush-can-dance" target="_blank">Mahmood's Den</a>'. Bush danced the Ardha sword-dance alongside the king of Bahrain on his visit to the kingdom at the weekend. Every head of state is expected to partake in this ritual- even Putin... <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=NPVLMFkdN74" target="_blank">(see the video)</a>. </p> <p> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="320" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/cs_api/get_swf"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="flashvars" value="swfHome=eplayer.clipsyndicate.com&va_id=490777&wpid=1904"></param><embed src="http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/cs_api/get_swf" width="320" height="260" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="swfHome=eplayer.clipsyndicate.com&va_id=490777&wpid=1904"></embed></object> <span style="font-size: xx-small"> <div align="right"> Video: AP, 12 January 2008 </div> </span> </p> http://observers.france24.com/en/content/bush_sworddances_middle_east#comments video Bahrain dancing George Bush Middle East 26.199806 50.537109 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:42:58 +0100 Julien 4779 at http://observers.france24.com