Author Archives: alialjamri

About alialjamri

Young journalist, blogger, trying to make sense of the world we live in.

Resistance Is My Mother Tongue – Reflections

Posted on 2021/02/21 by alialjamri

Today is International Mother Language Day and as part of the festivities planned in Manchester, I co-produced, with Nasima Begum and Young Identity, Resistance Is My Mother Tongue, a multi-lingual poetry event. You can rewatch the event here: Major thanks … Continue reading →

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Between Two Islands: Poetry Writing Workshops for Bahrainis in Britain

Posted on 2020/12/04 by alialjamri

ما بين جزيرتين – ورش عمل حول كتابة الشعر للبحرينيين المقيمين في بريطانيا I am excited to announce a new series of poetry workshops for the Bahraini community in the UK! Click here to register for the events (اضغط هنا … Continue reading →

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The Desire of Life – Abu Al-Qassim Al-Shabbi (A New Translation)

Posted on 2020/12/01 by alialjamri

A new translation of the famous Arabic poem ‘The Desire of Life’ by Abu Al-Qassim Al-Shabbi Continue reading →

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On Instagram

Posted on 2020/10/02 by alialjamri

Just a note, in case people still regularly come across my writings here, that my most up to date place for my work is Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alialjamri_scribbles/ This blog will continue to be a home for longer pieces, but if you … Continue reading →

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After the Last Edition

Posted on 2019/11/12 by alialjamri

The ink stains on the rollers, like so much coughed up blood, are dry to the touch. Halls echo desertion, and dust mates with dust. None knock. None knock but the bulldozer. None knock but the man in the ghutra. … Continue reading →

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200 Years of British-Bahraini Relations? Pirates, Rogue Diplomats, and a Missing Treaty

Posted on 2016/07/16 by alialjamri

2016 is apparently the 200th anniversary of British-Bahraini relations. The story goes that, in 1816, Britain and Bahrain signed a Treaty of Friendship which has endured the centuries, that these allies have grown to be amongst the closest and warmest … Continue reading →

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Will You Catch My Good Side?

Posted on 2015/04/15 by alialjamri

The following piece was first published on 4 April 2015 on The Bahrain Debate, which I encourage you to check out. In January 2015, a strange story broke about a group of American students found living in Duraz village in Bahrain. … Continue reading →

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Saudi’s husseiniya massacre: sectarianism coming home to roost

Posted on 2014/11/14 by alialjamri

On Monday 3 November, tragedy struck in the Saudi Arabian town of Dalwa when three unidentified gunmen opened fire on a ‘group of citizens’, killing five and injuring nine. The next day, two Saudi security officers were killed in a shoot-out … Continue reading →

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Tamorrod: A New Era in Bahrain?

Posted on 2013/08/18 by alialjamri

The streets of Bahrain swelled with protesters, so numerous that the security forces could not contain them with their firearms and tear gas. They poured in from every town and village and marched to the capital, Manama, where they defiantly … Continue reading →

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The Hakim of Bahrain

Posted on 2013/08/01 by alialjamri

From the Archives is a blog series about Bahrain and its history. The stories told are drawn primarily from the records, documents, correspondences kept at the British National Archives and India Office archives. This week, a smaller piece on the 1920s, … Continue reading →

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