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Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and Bahrain's Political Prisoners
![[Protesters re-take Pearl Square on 19 February 2011. Photo from Al Jazeera English]](/content_images/3/sm_ProtestersatPearlRoundabout.ByAlJazeeraEnglish.jpg "[Protesters re-take Pearl Square on 19 February 2011. Photo from Al Jazeera English]")
There are currently an estimated six hundred political prisoners in Bahrain, as a result of the regime's ruthless retaliation against a popular uprising that started in February 2011. 397 citizens are thought to be currently serving sentences delivered by military and civilian courts that fall far short of international standards for fair trials. On Saturday, 7 April 2012, one of these prisoners was transferred to a prison clinic after allegedly losing twenty-five ...
Keep Reading »الهيمنة السعودية تسحق الربيع البحريني [Saudi Hegemony Stamps Out the Bahraini Spring]
![[العلم البحريني. المصدر غير معروف]](/content_images/3/sm_BahrainFlag.jpg "[العلم البحريني. المصدر غير معروف]")
في اليوم الذي هدمت فيه السلطات البحرينية دوار اللؤلؤة الذي صار بمثابة "ميدان تحرير" البحرين في ١٨ آذار/مارس، أعلنت وكالات الأنباء البحرينية التابعة للدولة للجمهور الحائر بأن "معلم مجلس التعاون الخليجي" قد هدم في مساع تهدف الى "إجراء عملية تجميل لوجه المدينة" وذلك من أجل التخلص من "الذكريات السيئة." ومن بين الأنقاض، صار من الواضح ان الرمز الذي يعرف محلياً "بدوار اللؤلوة" في إشارة الى تأريخ البحرين في الغطس ...
Keep Reading »Saudi Hegemony vs. the Arab Spring
![[Image from al Jazeera]](/content_images/3/sm_201132711325731738_20.jpg "[Image from al Jazeera]")
The day the Bahraini authorities demolished the Pearl monument at the center of Bahrain’s ‘Tahrir Square’ on March 18th, the state-run Bahrain News Agency announced to a puzzled public that the “GCC monument” had been removed for a “facelift” in order to get rid of "bad memories.” Amidst the rubble, it came to light that the symbol known locally as the ‘Pearl roundabout’ in reference to Bahrain’s pearl diving and trading history was in fact officially known as the “Gulf ...
Keep Reading »إنتفاضة البحرين حتى التدخل السعودي [The Bahraini Uprising Until the Saudi Intervention]
![[Bahrain Protests. Image from Unknown Archive]](/content_images/3/sm_Mideast_Bahrain_Protests.sff-93a8806c-6e9d-4114-8e37-44f587a06aea.jpg "[Bahrain Protests. Image from Unknown Archive]")
عندما بدأت الإنتفاضة في البحرين في 14 من شباط/فبراير، تدفق الآلاف من المواطنين إلى الشوارع للمطالبة بالإصلاحات، بما في ذلك إصلاح الدستور، التحقيق في سرقة الأراضي العامة والذي يكلف خزينة الدولة مليارات الدولارات، وإنهاء التمييز المنظم. وسارعت الحكومة بإطلاق قواتها للتصدي للإحتجاجات. وفي خلال يومين، قتلت عناصر الأمن إثنين من المتظاهرين. وبعد ذلك، تدفق عشرات الآلاف إلى الشوارع مطالبين بالثورة: إسقاط الحكومة، التى واجهت دعوات التغيير خلال الخمسين سنة الماضية بالعنف، ...
Keep Reading »Distortions of Dialogue
![[Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan smiles with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa. Image from allvoices.com]](/content_images/3/sm_73717769-saudi-arabias.jpg "[Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan smiles with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa. Image from allvoices.com]")
"I've had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can't take more.” “You mean you can't take less,” said the Hatter, “it's very easy to take more than nothing." Recent news reports on the current uprising in Bahrain are all talking about the talk; we hear, or read, that, “Clinton, Saudi minister support Bahrain dialogue,” and that “UAE-Qatar support Dialogue Initiative.” Days later, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs ...
Keep Reading »Personal Revolutions: One Woman's View from the Bahraini Frontline
![[Women's demonstration in Bahrain. Image from London News Pictures]](/content_images/3/sm_LNP-Bahrain-Demo-MGR-10.JPG "[Women's demonstration in Bahrain. Image from London News Pictures]")
Since February 14th 2011, Bahrain has been experiencing a massive popular uprising in which large numbers of women from different socio-economic, political and religious backgrounds have taken to the streets to demand greater rights, freedom and democracy. They were met with a brutal crackdown from the Interior Ministry and Bahrain Defense Force, which left seven demonstrators dead and scores injured. In light of international media frenzy, diplomatic condemnations, and ...
Keep Reading »Let's Talk About Sect
![[Image from globalvoicesonline.org]](/content_images/3/sm_notosectarianismlarge.jpg "[Image from globalvoicesonline.org]")
"This was an affluent crowd, far different from the mostly low-income Shiites who took to the streets to demand a constitutional monarchy, an elected government and a representative Parliament. The air was scented with perfume, and people drove expensive cars," writes Michael Slackman of the New York Times, describing a pro-status quo government self-described "Unity" demonstration held in Bahrain on Monday. With repeated reference to Bahrain's ...
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Tahiyya Lulu is a Bahraini writer who lives in Manama.
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