Not an avid cinema goer per se, but this week I was looking forward to seeing The Girl on the Train. Having read the book I felt confident that there was little likelihood that it would be banned like the last movie on my must watch wish list, The Danish Girl. I was prepared for…
It’s a commonly known fact that pork is a taboo product in the Middle East. Of course this fact only serves to make pork somewhat of a delicacy. Being from Ireland and having a heightened appreciation for the lowly swine, I would make the comparison that Ireland is to Pork as what Waterford is to…
“Non-Muslim Section” the sign read. Being non-Muslim and human, I just had to take a look behind the beaded streamers at the rear of the local supermarket. Coming from the fairly stringent Muslim society of Doha, the slightly more liberal laws of Abu Dhabi were welcome. Since arrival in Abu Dhabi four weeks ago, it…
Born into a society that sells alcohol in every local convenience shop and supermarket, every day of the week and that also has designated alcohol stores, like, party shops, wine retailers and of course the run of the mill off-license, it can feel a little like strange living in Doha and not having the same…
Living in a country where pork and all pork products are banned makes the humble sausage somewhat of a delicacy. The idea of bacon and cabbage is like an oasis in the middle of the desert, literally, and a pork chop would be on a similar pedestal to caviar. The consumption of pork and all…
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