I was shocked, as a senior citizen to read that Muharraq municipal councillors have decided to stop Bahrainis from other governorates getting government homes in Muharraq. Being an acute diabetic, having lost more than 70 per cent eye-vision, initially I thought it was my misreading as I never imagined even in a day-dream such a thing ever happening in this country where until the 20th century foreign expatriates lived on a par with the same peace of mind and safety as that of natives .