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

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Bahrain: Where Trying to Solve a Political Conflict Only Creates More Conflict (and Perhaps Saudi Bahrainia)

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Bahrainis today live under the shadow of two rumors that, if true, likely portend change of great consequence. The first is the widely-repo...

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Monday, February 20, 2012

The Anti-National Dialogue

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Call it a Formula 1 miracle: a day after tickets went on sale for Bahrain's (now slightly postponed ) race, Al-Wasat reports that the ...

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Friday, February 17, 2012

"Shouting in the Dark" 2?

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In a new 25-minute documentary, " Bahrain: The Audacity of Hope " (is that title a coincidence ?), Al-Jazeera English's People...

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Five Things the Past Year Has and Hasn't Taught Us about Bahrain, Part II

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For those who haven't seen the first half, this post is a continuation of last week's article , the purpose of which is to distingui...

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Five Things the Past Year Has and Hasn't Taught Us about Bahrain, Part I

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In the six days remaining until February 14, one can expect a healthy dose of anniversary analyses claiming to explain what has occurred in ...

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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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