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Cover Story
Show some respect

Show some respect

What is it that men like about wolf-whistling, catcalling or gawking at women walking down the road?

The menace of street harassment is pr ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Cover Story
Show respect to women zone

Show respect to women zone

If you are caught causing harassment to women as you drive by, your actions and car registration will be reported to police – 999

 

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Cover Story
Our survey

Our survey

GulfWeekly did a phone survey of 60 women between the age of 18 to 45 years belonging to various nationalities ranging from Bahrainis, Pakistani, B ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Cover Story
Showing resistance

Showing resistance

With the advent of Internet and camera phone technology, photographing and disseminating pictures of street harassers has emerged as a popular inte ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Cover Story
How to deal with abuse in street

How to deal with abuse in street

I have been 60kg as well as 100kg. I have had blonde, strawberry blonde, green, pink and purple hair, and none of that has ever exempted me from ha ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Cover Story
Catcalling - vulgar, cheap and disrespectful

Catcalling - vulgar, cheap and disrespectful

Women in Bahrain – be they Bahrainis or expatriates – have to endure street harassment on a day-to-day basis.

Most victims suffer silently ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Local News
Blair arrives in Bahrain on Middle East mission

Blair arrives in Bahrain on Middle East mission

The Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and United Nations has endorsed the latest efforts to revive peacemaking between Israe ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Local News
Another Buran no show

Another Buran no show

The ‘world’s largest space touring show,’ the Malaysia International Aerospace Adventure is set to open this week, two months overdue and without i ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Local News
Dancing to the beat

Dancing to the beat

It’s not often in Bahrain that you get the chance to really stretch yourself – literally stretch yourself that is, in both body and mind.

B ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Local News
We must stop wasting our time

We must stop wasting our time

Many thought that the school year was never going to end and a lot of us are now engaged in summer jobs.

Some are off on their usual vacat ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Local News
Help us find Bader

Help us find Bader

SUPPORTERS of the family of toddler Bader Jawad Hussain Mubarak are considering offering a reward for information leading to the return of the thre ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Sport News
Hamilton should bounce back after F1 scare

Hamilton should bounce back after F1 scare

It was a super Sunday for international sports as a medley of events from around the world jostled for prime time attention.

In the process ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Sport News
Bangladesh has the potential to shine

Bangladesh has the potential to shine

Bangladesh are in need of a lot of soul-searching if they want to succeed at Test level.

The 3-0 drubbing which they received at the hands ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Motoring
Iran Khodro plans to raise output of dual-fuel cars

Iran Khodro plans to raise output of dual-fuel cars

Fuel rationing has forced Iran’s largest car-maker to scale down the manufacture of petrol-powered engines and increase production of dual-fuel car ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Motoring
Safety in classic cars – what the drivers need to watch

Safety in classic cars – what the drivers need to watch

Demand for classic cars from all eras has soared in Bahrain in recent years, but what many owners fail to realise is that safety systems cannot be ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Motoring
World’s cheapest car on the way

World’s cheapest car on the way

“Wheels truly show your status. If I had a four-wheeler I would have better marriage prospects in my village, I would be respected,” says  mar ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Sport News
When Irish eyes are smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling

It is not the money that leads to talented professional golfers struggling to even hit the ball straight, it’s the history and prestige of winning ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Golf Scene
James clinches top slot at the open

James clinches top slot at the open

Tony James clinched first place in Riffa Golf Club’s unique version of the British Open with a 54-hole total of 212 strokes.

Members and t ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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Golf Scene
Amazing statistics from club

Amazing statistics from club

As the temporary closure of Riffa Golf Club draws closer, the club’s management team has put together some incredible statistics to be kept on file ...

July 25 - 31, 2007
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