Bahrain’s King has identified Shi’ite clerics, and specifically their preaching in mosques, as a source of political dissent and unrest. Without making any comment at all on the legitimacy or lack thereof of Shi’ite political dissent in Bahrain, it is worth noting that he doesn’t hesitate to target mosques and Islamic preaching as a factor […]
Shi’ite misunderstanders of Islam set off car bomb in Bahrain
Sunni/Shi’ite Jihad Update. “Amid Shiite unrest, explosion hits cars in Bahrain,” by Brian Murphy for Associated Press, September 14 (thanks to Maxwell): DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Security officials in Bahrain say an explosion has damaged at least two cars in the first such attack since the country’s Sunni-led rulers began a crackdown on suspected […]
Bahrain has no plans to close legal loophole allowing for child brides
“The government prompted a storm of controversy last year when it pushed through a law which set the minimum marriage age for girls at 15. Lawmakers from the largest opposition bloc in the Bahraini Parliament had opposed the legislation, saying it went against Islamic principles.” Now wait a minute. Islamic apologists in the West are […]
Bahrain: ‘Indecent outfit’ worn by athlete angers lawmaker
Sharia alert from Gulf News, with thanks to Eschwapp: Manama: An outfit worn by a Bahraini athlete last week at an international track meet has caused an outrage in Bahrain. A leading parliamentarian blasted the sports authorities for “disrespecting Islamic precepts and offending local values“. The published picture of Maryam Jamal dressed in a short […]
Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain hosts Neo-Nazi
Baker: now in Bahrain “Islamic countries can save the West from its moral decay.” Who said it? Bill Baker, who, according to the Orange County Weekly, “has resurfaced as a frequent guest speaker at Muslim functions across North America despite articles in OC Weekly in 2002 that outed the Laguna Hills resident as the former […]
Bahrain: crackdown on jihadists
Middle East Newsline reports that “Bahrain plans to impose a series of measures as part of a long awaited crackdown against Islamic unrest. “The Bahraini Cabinet has drafted legislation meant to impose stiff penalties on those convicted of what was termed terrorism. Officials said the new laws would be in accordance with those of other […]