I come from the tiny island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.

Never blogging before, I made my first edit to Wikipedia on 17 May 2011. Between September 2011 and July 2012, my username was "Bahraini Activist"; I was afraid it was too easy to know my real life identity from my previous username. I also operate another account: Mohamed CJ (public).

I've learnt much from Wikipedia and met some good friends. My English has definitely improved and I've become familiar with viewing events and ideas from multiple points of view. I've also learned how to deal with and avoid copyright issues such as close paraphrasing.

Starting from March 2012, I started nominating articles at "Did you know?" section and in October I nominated my first Good Article. I find both processes very interesting and time worthy. I plan to visit the Featured Article/List area when I've got more time.

In May 2013 INeverCry was kind enough to give me autopatrolled and reviewer rights. In mid-December I started using the AutoWikiBrowser editor.

It's hard for anyone living here not to have a conflict of interest or bias with anything Bahraini-related. For example, if you write a BLP, this person could be your relative, lives in your area, your political hero or perhaps the dictator ruling you.

My personal views are pro-democracy and anti-government. While acknowledging this, I keep my views to myself when writing articles and strive to maintain a neutral point of view.