Steve Royston

‘My Beautiful Bahrain’: An Alternative View

‘My Beautiful Bahrain’: An Alternative View

STEVE ROYSTON: Many of us who have decided to settle in Bahrain remain determined to see the positive in spite of the recent troubles

 Steve Royston

2012 and Beyond: The Many Reasons to be Both Fearful – and Cheerful

2012 and Beyond: The Many Reasons to be Both Fearful – and Cheerful

STEVE ROYSTON looks at the arts, society, education, politics, business, technology and the environment as we move into 2012, the Year of Fear’.

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

Aswany, IPAF, Translators: Daoud Takes Aim

Aswany, IPAF, Translators: Daoud Takes Aim

M. LYNX-QUALEY: In a wide-ranging discussion at the Shubbak festival Hassan Daoud, the Lebanese novelist and journalist, had much to say…

 Alexander McNabb

Books are Best: A Luddite’s View of the Kindle

Books are Best: A Luddite’s View of the Kindle

ALEXANDER MCNABB: I am a huge fan of the Kindle but, in the spirit of intellectual freedom, I am prepared to consider the merits of the book. Briefly.

 Alexander McNabb

Reading Matters: The Medium and the Word

Reading Matters: The Medium and the Word

ALEXANDER MCNABB: I honestly had my doubts about the whole Kindle thing before I took the plunge – and now I’d recommend it to anyone.