Religion and Politics in Bahrain

"The Battle of Karbala' still rages between the two sides in the present and in the future. It is being held within the soul, at home and in all areas of life and society. People will remain divided and they are either in the Hussain camp or in the Yazid camp. So choose your camp." — 'Ashura' banner in Manama, 2006

Saturday, December 24, 2011

A New Crackdown?

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I'm in London this week, but Friday's events in Bahrain demand at least one update here. I don't have time to write at length ...

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Bahrain's Other "Silent Majority"

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A scene from Friday's rally at the Al-Fatih Mosque. Bahrain's Sunnis are mobilizing too. If you didn't know better, you might b...

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Monday, December 12, 2011

What If Bahrain Has a Sunni Awakening?

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Fully recovered from this weekend's tear-gassing and non-arrest arrest with Nick Kristof in Sitra, I'm back on Monday for a fresh s...

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Manama Vice: In Post-BICI Bahrain, More Commissions + Bad Foreign Cops = Reform

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I return today to dispel rumors that I was injured in the bus "bombing" in front of (i.e., half a football field away from) the Br...

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

BICI Final Report: What Now?

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It's grant-deadline season here in Doha, so I won't pretend to have read yet all or much of the BICI's final report . Thanks t...

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Pre-BICI Realpolitik: Can King Hamad Keep Bahrain Safe from Terrorists?

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With only a week remaining before the unveiling of the BICI's final report (assuming it isn't postponed again), doubt and rumors abo...

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Justin Gengler: I study political behavior and group conflict in the Arab Gulf region using mass survey data. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2011, after which I joined the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University. I spent most of 2007-2008 in Yemen and the rest of 2008 through summer 2009 in Bahrain conducting dissertation research.

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