F.A.Q. About the Saudi Women Driving Ban


Originally posted on Saudiwoman's Weblog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-Ue_YQkaQ Today, November 6th, is the 25th anniversary of the first protest against the women driving ban in Saudi Arabia. On this occasion, it’s apt to answer all those questions Saudis usually get when the ban comes up: Why is there a ban on women driving? Any answer is pure speculation. The government arrests and/or punishes not only…

Rock me mama!


Back home in HX, the two favourite types of music of the natives are: country and western.

I know them


Like many, MB has watched the refugees streaming into Europe on his TV screen over recent months. He didn’t realise until today that he actually knows some of them personally.

A little bit of history – Part 1


MB once read an article on Ireland by an English travel writer. The writer described Ireland as the country with the greatest abundance of history per square mile on the entire planet. In the opinion of MB, the description is probably true.

60 Minutes


MB’s recent post At The Match was mere days old when pirhana-like US TV Show ’60 Minutes’ latched on and without so much as a ‘Thank you MB, let’s share the treasure‘ released news of their upcoming programme on the Irish sport of Hurling.