They must be moderates, because “extremists” would simply have put him to death. In any case, this Bahraini court is simply criminalizing Shi’ite Islam, since Shia Muslims detest Aisha, who was the fierce opponent of Ali, the founding figure of Shiism. Aisha, according to Islamic tradition, never forgave Ali for telling Muhammad that women were […]
Bahrain: Sunni mobs misunderstand Islam, attack Shia villages
Condoleezza Rice said it in January 2007: “There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” Five years and counting, Dr. Rice. “Sunni mobs ‘attack Shia villages in Bahrain,’” from Al-Jazeera, April 11 (thanks to Twostellas): Bahrainis wielding knives and sticks attacked […]
Bahrain: Detained “terror cell” was well connected with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Time will tell how strong the case is: after all, “war is deceit.” But the allegations are certainly in keeping with Iran’s preferred methods of doing business. An update on this story. “Bahrain: Alleged terror cell had high Iran links,” from the Associated Press, November 13: MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) “” An alleged Iranian-linked terror cell […]
Bahrain says Iran-linked “terror cell” uncovered
Bahrain has been curiously excluded from all the excitement about the “Arab Spring.” One explanation that has arisen is an alleged agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, wherein the Saudis green-lighted airstrikes on Libya in exchange for muted criticism of Saudi assistance to the Sunni regime in Manama in crushing a Shi’ite uprising. The […]
Iranian ayatollah: Saudis are as bad as Terry Jones for destroying Shi’ite mosques in Bahrain
“Today Masjids are razed and Qur’ans are burnt by those who claim they respect and defend Islam and Qur’an…the heinous act is not acceptable at all.” Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Grand Ayatollah Golpaigani Slams Sacrilegious Acts in Bahrain,” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, April 25: (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaigani […]
Rep of Iran’s Supremo says: “The situation in Bahrain alone could be a catalyst for the United States to strike out on their own and cause the downfall of that straw empire”
The Twelfth Imam disappeared over 1100 years ago, and hasn’t been heard from in over 1,050 years. After his disappearance in 874, the Twelfth Imam communicated through three messengers. In his last communiqué to the world, via one of these messengers in the year 941, this mysterious figure consoled his followers with prophesies regarding his […]
Let’s make a deal: Saudis agreed to back Libya airstrikes in exchange for muted U.S. criticism of Bahrain’s suppression of protests
That detail mentioned in passing in the story below, but certainly deserves a wider hearing in the broader discussion of our undeclared war in Libya. “Bahrain hardliners to put Shia MPs on trial,” by Adrian Blomfield for the Telegraph, March 31 (thanks to Zulu): The kingdom’s parliament effectively stripped 11 MPs from the Wefaq party […]
Hizballah top dog to Libya, Bahrain, Yemen protesters: Allah “will grant you victory if you persist in your jihad”
“These revolutions are the will of the people.” He seems confident that if the will of the people in Libya and elsewhere does indeed find expression, that what will result will not be pluralistic democracies guaranteeing the rights of their people and friendly toward the West, but Islamic states bristling with hatred for the Great […]
Bahrain: Shi’ites enraged, chant “There is no God but Allah, Al Saud is God’s enemy”
Not that they’re anything but secular pro-democracy protesters, doncha know. “Bahrain crackdown enrages Shiites across region,” by Barbara Surk for The Associated Press, March 18: MANAMA, Bahrain “” Bahrain’s army on Friday demolished the 300-foot (90-meter) monument that had become a symbol of a monthlong Shiite uprising against the Sunni monarchy in the Gulf nation. […]
Bahrain: Sunni regime clamps down on Shi’ite protesters
Shi’ites form a majority in Bahrain, but Sunnis rule the country. Bahrain has been a reliable U.S. ally under Sunni rule, but a Shi’ite regime would tilt it definitively toward Iran. “Riot police storm Bahrain camp; 4 reported dead,” from ZeeNews, February 17: Manama: Armed patrols prowled neighbourhoods and tanks appeared in the streets for […]