In this issue

It was 8th September, 1997 (24 years exactly to the month!) that a brand-new publication on the
streets of Bahrain together with that day’s edition of the Gulf Daily News. That first edition of
Bahrain This Month magazine, which had three page sixty-threes, at least two page thirteeens and
an unwarranted and unnecessary duplication of half a form, was the beginning of our journey in
producing what was the first ever monthly English language magazine in Bahrain.

Our first ever cover boasted an image of ‘Boyzone in Bahrain’ provided by none other than one of
our lead interviews this month, the incredibly successful Anglo-Bahraini woman entrepreneur, Eliza
Murtaza, the founder of Mirage promotions, who made that image available to us. Through the eyes
of her daughter, we take a look into her life and how she changed the face of the live entertainment
industry in Bahrain as well as the entire region.

Last, but not least, we spoke to the award-winning Bahraini marine photographer, Hani Bader, who
gives us an in depth (pun intended!) look into the marine environment and the colourful species
that lie beneath.

Bahrain This Month Magazine Description:

The Kingdom’s first monthly social, entertainment and leisure magazine which also features interviews with the island’s movers and shakers and regular detailed consumer features – ‘your essential guide to a great way of life’.