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With reference to the US election coverage in last week’s GulfWeekly.

Up to the beginning of the Republic Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, I, as most people worldwide, was holding to a shred of hope that the American Republican Party would come into its own sense and find a logical and legal means to replace Donald Trump with a reasonably tolerant and reconciliatory candidate for the American presidency election that will be held on November 8. However, the official nomination of Mr Trump during the convention shattered the hopes of sensible people everywhere, in my opinion.

History will mark that day as a sad event for democracy and peace. Nevertheless, some optimistic individuals are still holding a glimpse of hope that Mr Trump will be decidedly defeated by Hilary Clinton. However, we must be realistic enough to consider the fact that he may become the next American president.

Michael Moore, the liberal filmmaker, predicted that Mr Trump will win the November election to become the new occupant of the Oval Office in the White House. He emphasised the fact that most people who hold reservations about the logic in having a president who, so far, offended Muslims, Mexicans, women and the Chinese as the president of a country that claims to be the most democratic and tolerant society in the world, live inside a shield of denial. They cannot grasp the concept of seeing someone like him as their president.

It is logical to assume that Muslim countries will reciprocate by banning Americans from entering their nations, which may lead to isolating Americans from the rest of the world.

Political analysts emphasise the fact that despite the liberal views of Americans, they may be reluctant to elect a woman to be their next president.

All the black spots in the history of the Clintons such as the Benghazi incident, Bill’s affairs and the issue of using personal emails to deal with national diplomatic issues could lead some Americans to believe that Mr Trump, despite all of his shortcomings, a viable alternative to Hilary.

That for sure would be a nightmare that could last for the next four years. Under his presidency, relations with China and other countries will deteriorate. With all his intolerance toward women, Hispanics and Muslims, he may lead the US into a society filled with chaos and turmoil that could be heading toward disastrous civil war.

What can we do to prevent that from happening? Unfortunately, it is not up to us. It is up to the American people. However, we must encourage our citizens who hold the right to vote in the US to be conscientious enough to use their privilege to support the other candidate.

We hope that, for the sake of peaceful existence and a prosperous future for people worldwide, Americans would take a few moments to reflect upon the consequences of having Mr Trump as their future president prior to voting for him.

Sava Hassan, by email.

Rehearsals have begun for the November production of ‘Will Shakespeare Save Us!’. A bored king is demanding to be entertained, so a group of actors try to inspire him by performing various scenes from Shakespeare’s famous plays.

The actors take us on a journey of star-crossed lovers, sleepwalking queens, duelling Danes and much more. Will they be able to impress the royal? Will they escape from getting their head’s chopped off? Will Shakespeare save them?

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and Manama Theatre Club (MTC) is planning this production in tribute and celebration of his legacy.

MTC stages a variety of exciting productions, host regular drama evenings and conduct fun children’s workshops thought the year.

MTC welcomes theatre enthusiasts of all levels to join in the shows and productions.

For more information about the play or getting involved with MTC please email manamatheatreclub. bahrain@gmail.com

Sowsan Hasan,
MTC Secretary.