Bahrain by Bahrain

As a history geek, I am always on the lookout for books or websites on the history of Bahrain. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot in English, and the books in English I do find are often long, expensive and dry. Not only that, they are rarely by Bahrainis. Often they are written historians and archaeologists who have come to Bahrain.

To my great delight, I found out that my friend Ahmed is working on a translation project doing just that. He is taking a history of Bahrain written by a well respected Bahraini historian and translating it into English. Even better, he is doing translating bit by bit and publishing it on his blog. You can see it here at Ahmed's Translations.

Cover of the Book: Masjid Al-Khamees (Khamees Mosque)

The first translation post is about Khamis mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Bahrain. In fact, this mosque is just up the road from us and we drive by it relatively frequently. Check back to the blog every once in a while (or subscribe, like I've done) to read more about the history of Bahrain. By Bahrainis.