Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed ( ar, عهدية احمد السيد) is a

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i television personality, former government spokesperson and former spokesperson for the ''Bahrain Human Rights Watch''. She began her career hosting a local talk show on Bahrain TV's Channel 2 (English) on which she interviewed local and regional personalities discussing current events and regional politics. She served as the ''Official Spokesperson'' for the Bahrain Parliamentary Election in 2006.

Criticism

Her defense of the legitimacy of the electoral procedure in

and denial of the existence of Sectarianism in

came under criticism from famous

i blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif, who titled his article about her statements ''"Blonde Moments in the Bahraini Elections."'' *Mr. Al Yousif said of her: ''"The pretty lady denies that we have any sectarianism in Bahrain at all and that the Bahraini citizen does not vote for a sect against another, and that the sectarian issue is not on the table at all and that we Bahraini citizens Sunna and Shi'a do not have a problem between us at all...Ms. Ahdeya Ahmed must hail from the outer reaches of Mars as I know that her little brain must have been indoctrinated...the translation of "official spokesperson" is no other than "mouth piece", but in your case, unfortunately, they forgot to specify the required brain power to control that orifice"'' Her behavior and mannerisms were also criticized in

i newspaper, Al-Wasat, by journalist Qassim Hussain. He called her knowledge of the

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language into question after she told reporters at a press conference to "Shut up" using the

phrase "Usmutoo".Al-Wasat Daily Newspaper (November 24, 2006) *He wrote the following with regard to Ahmed (translated from Arabic): ''The provocative language itself lacked the tact required by the position, followed> Usmutoo Usmutoo

External links

Mahmood Al Yousif's Article on Ahdeya Ahmed

References

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