Diwali, the festival of lights was always the highlight of the years calendar. As children we used to start stocking up on crackers weeks in advance, distribute sweets to our dear ones by hand and line up the greeting cards up on the sitting room table.

Diwali for us as an expat in Bahrain is a mild affair, there is hardly any sound of the gola bamb going off or rockets lighting up the sky. Continue reading Prayers, sparklers and new clothes →