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I have lived in Bahrain for nearly my entire life, 17 years to be exact.
Ten years ago, my mother walked over to me and told me: “We are moving to Bahrain to live with papa. You’ll love it.” Bahrain? I’d never heard of this place before but six-year-old me wouldn’t admit that. I just smiled back. Honestly, I was a tad upset and completely confused.
People across the kingdom are mourning the sad passing of renowned Bahraini artist Ali Al Ghurair who brought laughter and joy to television watchers in Bahrain. The 51-year-old, who acted primarily in television series since 1990 playing iconic roles such as Tafash in Sawalif Tafash and Mahdi in Sadoun, had a heart attack on January 12. In his 30 year career, he worked in 50 shows, five movies and 13 plays in Bahrain and the GCC. He was beloved by young and old. His fans took to social media to voice their sadness and how much they will all miss him.
The GulfWeekly would like to offer its heartfelt condolences to the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, on the passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
I’d like to clarify that I am not part of the Dawoodi Bohra community as published in the article in the previous week’s paper. I was part of it, as previously written for the reporter that wrote the feature. The Silver Kick Company, an award-winning, all-woman creative agency that I am the founder and managing director of, is proud to be the official agency for design work and digital marketing support for Sahiyo. We do this work passionately and pro-bono as we want to see an end to the practice of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) around the world.
