What is the Bahraini government waiting for to stop the extremist cleric, Jalal Al-Sharqi? It is waiting for nothing. Last March, he declared that the Lebanese author, Joumana Haddad, is an infidel. He also decided that she should be killed.

Those who know Bahrain's Minister of Justice & Islamic Affairs, Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa, say that he is has a big interest in reading books. It is a good trait no doubt, but his problem is that he is conceited and his language is obscene.