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Videos / AJ+ / April 28, 2017

Abdullah Al Muharraqi: Eternal Torment

“Eternal Torment,” by Bahraini artist Abdullah Al Muharraqi is a tribute to the trials and tribulations of pearl diving. Painted in 1982, it stands as a monument to those that lived and died on the seas. Learn more about this painting in this AJ+ episode by Sultan. https://www.facebook.com/ajplusarabi/videos/1400643426645865/?pnref=story

Videos / AJ+ / February 10, 2017

Abdullah: Al-Muharraqi Oil Workers

In 1932, oil was discovered in Bahrain, making it the first area in the Gulf in which the precious fossil fuel was discovered. Twenty years later, Bahraini artist Abdullah Al Muhrraqi was commissioned by the national oil company to paint a tribute to its workers. Take a look with Sultan in this AJ+ Arabic story. Read more »

Articles / The New York Times / May 20, 2012

Support reform or get out of the way

Few countries so small resonate so widely as Bahrain does today. The island kingdom has become a center of attention for all the wrong reasons. Bahrain was for decades the beacon of freedom and social activism that the rest of us in the Gulf looked up to. Today the island is almost unrecognizable. But there is hope yet. Read more »

Articles / Open Democracy / February 28, 2012

Jassim Buhejji, a life for Bahrain

The Bahraini activist Jassim Buhejji was a quiet figure who nonetheless played a formative role in sustaining the best of his country’s political traditions. Jassim Buhejji’s passing comes at another time of trial for Bahrain. The island is today in need of such level-headed voices that identify themselves as members of an inclusive nation rather than according to sect. Read more »

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About Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is an Emirati columnist and researcher whose articles have appeared in The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Globe and Mail, as well as other notable publications. Al Qassemi is also a prolific commentator on Arab affairs on Twitter.

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