Tag Archives: Britain

Jan-July 2022 Roundup

Posted on 2022/08/16 by alialjamri

It feels like a very long time since any posts have come up here – and indeed, it’s because it has been. It’s been an incredibly busy year. I’ve completed my first year of teacher training (got my QTS, but … 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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Year of the Nationalists, Part 4: The Hidden Intervention

Posted on 2013/07/11 by alialjamri

From the Archives is a blog series about Bahrain and its history. The stories told are drawn primarily from the documents, notes and correspondences kept at the British National Archives and India Office archives. Part 3 of Year of the … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs Committee hears witnesses on UK’s relations with Saudi and Bahrain

Posted on 2013/06/18 by alialjamri

The sixth and final session of the Foreign Affair’s Committee’s on the UK’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain was held today. The first witness in this session was Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security … Continue reading →

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British Parliamentary Committee meets Bahrain activists

Posted on 2013/05/17 by alialjamri

The British parliamentary foreign affairs committee met with Bahraini activists to discuss the relationship of the two countries. The committee questioned whether Britain has done enough as a friend of Bahrain to help move reform along or not. Ali Al-Aswad, … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Committee on British relations with Saudi and Bahrain held

Posted on 2013/05/14 by alialjamri

The UK Foreign Affairs Committee met today (14 May 2013) with Bahraini activists Maryam Al-Khawaja (Bahrain Centre for Human Rights), Ali Al-Aswad (Al Wefaq representative) and Sir Nigel Rodley (participant lawyer involved in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry). Representatives … Continue reading →

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King Hamad talks the British-Bahraini relationship [ENGLISH]

Posted on 2013/05/13 by alialjamri

A speech held after horse races in England on Sunday 12 May which King Hamad was present for. It’s an interesting talk harkening back to the long relationship Bahrain and Britain have enjoyed. Propaganda, surely, but an interesting speech. Certainly, … Continue reading →

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