Hasan Tariq Al Hasan is a Bahrain-based economic and political analyst.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCorruption in BahrainThe Crown Prince’s renewed anti-corruption effort faces serious threats, particularly from powerful elites with a...
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Published in: Home“Chicken nuggets”: Bahrain’s lost generation goes mainstream
The battle for culture, the conquest of space, the re-interpretation of heritage and the competition for writing...
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Published in: HomeThree fallacies surrounding Gulf union
Greater Gulf unity is a popular demand. But in order for a union to work, if one were ever to see the light of day,...
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Published in: HomeWalking the tightrope: Al Wefaq’s quest for relevancy in post-uprising Bahrain
A call for foreign intervention is a cry for help by an embattled opposition walking a shaky tightrope with a tough...
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Published in: HomeThe Gulf’s cupcake entrepreneurs
In the Gulf, it is all too easy to succumb to the temptation of catering to the population’s excessive tendency to...
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Published in: HomeBahrain’s nostalgic bourgeoisie
This exclusionary cultural gentrification of Muharraq, while holding promising social and identity prospects for a...