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A proposal to rename Al Sayah as Busaiteen District has sparked a heated war of words at Muharraq Municipal Council, with councillors clashing over whether the change would restore a fading identity or erase a piece of local heritage.
Busaiteen and Al Sayah councillor Mohammed Al Mahmood wants Al Sayah renamed Busaiteen District, arguing that the historic name of Busaiteen is gradually disappearing from everyday use as younger generations become more familiar with Al Sayah.
He said the area’s growing popularity, particularly among students of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain and visitors to King Hamad University Hospital and people flocking to the food trucks in Al Sayah, had contributed to the shift.
As a result, Busaiteen was increasingly being overshadowed by Al Sayah, prompting his urgent proposal to give the wider area a name that would preserve Busaiteen’s identity.
But Arad councillor Ahmed Al Meghawi strongly opposed the move, insisting that Al Sayah was not simply a modern label that could be discarded at will.
He argued that the name was part of Muharraq’s heritage, referring to a protected island near Busaiteen and homes built on reclaimed land surrounding it that continue to carry the Al Sayah identity.
Both Al Sayah and Busaiteen are recognised as one Healthy City by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
For the full story read tomorrow's GDN.
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