Category: bahrain
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Conspiracy to Overthrow the Government, Espionage and Violation of the Constitution
The Secretary General of the Supreme Judicial Council announced today that the High Court of Appeals ruled today, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 against the defendants in the case of “conspiracy to overthrow the government, espionage and violation of the Constitution”. Sentences were issued against thirteen (13) defendants present. Seven (7) other defendants are wanted fugitives…
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The Death of Husam Al Hadad
Two days were left before the end of Ramadhan and news went around Bahrain that a 17 year old boy had died. Just moments later, an online video went viral that shows exactly what happened. A group of young boys came out of nowhere throwing numerous petrol bombs at police while patrolling a very busy…
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Featured in a Video with Nicholas Kristof
During my last days as the Media and Press Attache in Washington DC, I met Nicholas Kristof here in Bahrain. We spoke and cruised around Bahrain for nearly four hours. I enjoyed it very much and he did mention that he now understands Bahrain more than when he first was here during February and March…
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How would you answer these questions?
A student sent me the questions below in order to complete his research on Bahrain. I will answer him in due time, how would you go about answering them? Let me know… 1. How did you perceive the 2011 uprising in Bahrain? Were you surprised that it took place or did you expect the protests…
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One Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Please!
Last night, I was chatting with a close friend in a relaxing coffee shop in Riffa about the many projects that private and public companies have failed to achieve. Sometimes around 2005, without proper research, the private sector with the blessings of the public sector decided to spend millions of dollars on almost…
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Between reform and revolution: Sheikh Qassim, the Bahraini Shi’a, and Iran by .@Alfoneh of .@AEI
Original Article Here The political stability of the small island state of Bahrain—home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet—matters to the United States. And Sheikh Qassim, who simultaneously leads the Bahraini Shi’a majority’s just struggle for a more democratic society and acts as an agent of the Islamic Republic of Iran, matters to the future…
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Western Rain in Middle Eastern Deserts
Walking around the streets in London, seeing colorful people, the long Muslim beard, the mini skirt, the rainbow gay, the tightest clothes below a headscarf, the tattoo, the Cross, and the fully covered face just makes me wonder if all of these human beings are faking living in harmony or not. As a Muslim…
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 