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Posted on July 1, 2015
“Seems like this whole region is going backwards”, said a friend to MB a few days back. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Bigotry, Culture, Doha, Intolerance, islam, KSA, Middle East, Mohammad Abdul Wahaab, Politics, religion, Salafism, School, Teacher, Wahaabi
Posted on May 27, 2015
Doha, capital city of Qatar, has a very interesting falcon souq, right next to a falcon hospital. Both are part of the much larger Souq Waqif. Read More
Posted on February 20, 2015
You can’t beat scaffolding. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Building, Civil Engineering, Construction, Doha, Qatar, Sacffolding, Scaffold, Staging, Steel, Structures, Tubes
Posted on February 2, 2015
The bird market at Souk Waqif in Doha would not suit Western sensibilities. But the Arabs love it. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: africa, Amazon, Birds, Doha, Endangered species, market, Qatar, Souk Waqif, Wildlife
Posted on January 30, 2015
In Europe people take freedom of travel for granted. Want to go to France? Of Holland? Or Germany? No problem. Go online or pop into any travel agency in your local town or city and buy a flight ticket. Jump on the plane and off you go. Arrive, flash your EU Passport briefly to the Immigration official, and head on out to the open streets. Easy peasy.
With similar language, religion and culture for the most parts, one might think that the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region is tailor made for freedom of travel and open access to work. But for historical, political, security and other reasons it’s not. Very not. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Abu Dhabi, Doha, Horses, Jockey, Lebanon, MENA, Qatar, Race, Race Track, Residency, uae, Visa, Work Permit
Posted on January 23, 2015
For six years the Middle East has been MB’s second home.
Mention of the ME conjures up many things to many people. In the Western world maybe it conjures up negative images for the most part. Understandable MB guesses, given that most news coverage, like most news coverage the world over, focuses of the profane, the obscene, the terrible and the trouble. And of course that’s the awful truth of certain locations in the region. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Corniche, Culture, Doha, Express Yourself, Golf, postaday, Qatar, running, Sailing, Walking, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted on October 19, 2014
The museum is built on a 65 acre island just off the Doha corniche. It is surrounded on the landward side by an extensive park that is used by Doha locals in the evenings for picnics and gatherings and other outdoor activities. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Corniche, Culture, Doha, I M Pei, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Posted on October 19, 2014
MB is presently in Doha. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Culture, Doha, I M Pei, islam, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, religion, Tourism
Posted on July 9, 2014
Qatar is a small wealthy nation located in the Arabian Gulf/Middle East. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Arabian Gulf, Culture, Doha, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Qatar, World Cup
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