Shaking hands with Mandela in Bahrain
In 1996, when he was the president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela visited Bahrain. Since the announcement of that visit, I had been preparing myself to meet one of the last respectable men of our time: the freedom fighter who taught his enemies and the world the meaning of “ethical superiority”.
- by Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly ,
- Friday, 13th December, 2013
In 1996, when he was the president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela visited Bahrain. Since the announcement of that visit, I had been preparing myself to meet one of the last respectable men of our time: the freedom fighter who taught his enemies and the world the meaning of “ethical superiority”.
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/shaking-hands-with-mandela-in-bahrain-1.1267710
Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly
Consultant, Regional Affairs (former)
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Areas of Expertise
- Regional Affairs
- Public policy
- Geostrategic Affairs
Education
- Studied Economy & Political Sciences -Cairo University
Bio
With his veteran career in journalism, Al-Obaidly has an extensive, firsthand experience in regional and international affairs. He covered the first and second Gulf War, while also covering Palestinian and Sudanese affairs. In the last decade he started to focus on Political Islam movements.
Al-Obaidly is a regular commentator and columnist, frequently published in local Bahraini media and several others regionallly. He also worked as an editor in the Monthly Le Mobdediplomatique (Arabic Edition) from 2008 – 2010.
These backgrounds and expertise formed a solid base to move to the research and studies field.