Introduction to Bahrain
Introduction to Bahrain

Author: Gilad James, PhD

Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School

Published:

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9113545833

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Bahrain, a small island nation located in the Persian Gulf, is an important economic hub in the Middle East. Its strategic location has made it a major player in the oil industry and has contributed to its rapid economic growth. The country's economy is diversified, with industries such as finance, tourism, and construction playing an increasingly important role. The population of Bahrain is predominantly Muslim, with a significant minority of Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Despite its small size, Bahrain has a rich cultural heritage, with a history dating back several millennia. The country is known for its traditional crafts such as weaving, pottery, and embroidery. Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. The country is divided into five governorates, each of which has an elected municipal council responsible for local affairs. The government operates a welfare system that provides free healthcare, education, and housing to its citizens. The country's legal system is based on Islamic law, with some aspects of the legal system influenced by British common law. Bahrain's constitution provides for freedom of religion and expression, but in recent years, there have been concerns about government restrictions on civil liberties. The country has a highly developed infrastructure, including a modern road network, an international airport, and several ports. It is a popular tourist destination, with attractions such as the Bahrain Fort, the Al-Fateh Mosque, and the Bahrain National Museum.

Bahrain's Uprising
Bahrain's Uprising

Author: Ala'a Shehabi

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1783604360

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Amid the extensive coverage of the Arab uprisings, the Gulf state of Bahrain has been almost forgotten. Fusing historical and contemporary analysis, Bahrain’s Uprising seeks to fill this gap, examining the ongoing protests and state repression that continues today. Drawing on powerful testimonies, interviews, and conversations from those involved, this broad collection of writings by scholars and activists provides a rarely heard voice of the lived experience of Bahrainis, describing the way in which a sophisticated society, defined by a historical struggle, continues to hamper the efforts of the ruling elite to rebrand itself as a liberal monarchy.

City of Strangers
City of Strangers

Author: Andrew Gardner

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780801476020

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In City of Strangers, Andrew M. Gardner explores the everyday experiences of workers from India who have migrated to the Bahrain and the sponsorship system, the kafala, under which they labor and upon which they depend for continued employment.

Political Repression in Bahrain
Political Repression in Bahrain

Author: Marc Owen Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1108471439

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From torture to fake news, this book lays out how the Bahrain regime has used political repression and violence to fight social movements.

Arab Media Systems
Arab Media Systems

Author: Carola Richter

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2021-03-03

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1800640625

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This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country’s media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region’s media systems. It focuses on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices. Each chapter in the volume traces a specific country’s media – from Lebanon to Morocco – and assesses its media system in terms of historical roots, political and legal frameworks, media economy and ownership patterns, technology and infrastructure, and social factors (including diversity and equality in gender, age, ethnicities, religions, and languages). This book is a welcome contribution to the field of media studies, constituting the only edited collection in recent years to provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of Arab media systems. As such, it will be of great use to students and scholars in media, journalism and communication studies, as well as political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists with an interest in the MENA region.

Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula

Author: Lisa Urkevich

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1135628165

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Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula provides a pioneering overview of folk and traditional urban music, along with dance and rituals, of Saudi Arabia and the Upper Gulf States of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. The nineteen chapters introduce variegated regions and subcultures and their rich and dynamic musical arts, many of which heretofore have been unknown beyond local communities. The book contains insightful descriptions of genres, instruments, poetry, and performance practices of the desert heartland (Najd), the Arabian/Persian Gulf shores, the great western cities including Makkah and Medinah, the southwestern mountains, and the hot Red Sea coast. Musical customs of distinctive groups such as Bedouin, seafarers, and regional women are explored. The book is packaged with downloadable resources and almost 200 images including a full color photo essay, numerous music transcriptions, a glossary with over 400 specialized terms, and original Arabic script alongside key words to assist with further research. This book provides a much-needed introduction and organizational structure for the diverse and complex musical arts of the region.

Sectarian Gulf
Sectarian Gulf

Author: Toby Matthiesen

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2013-07-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780804785730

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As popular uprisings spread across the Middle East, popular wisdom often held that the Gulf States would remain beyond the fray. In Sectarian Gulf, Toby Matthiesen paints a very different picture, offering the first assessment of the Arab Spring across the region. With first-hand accounts of events in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, Matthiesen tells the story of the early protests, and illuminates how the regimes quickly suppressed these movements. Pitting citizen against citizen, the regimes have warned of an increasing threat from the Shia population. Relations between the Gulf regimes and their Shia citizens have soured to levels as bad as 1979, following the Iranian revolution. Since the crackdown on protesters in Bahrain in mid-March 2011, the "Shia threat" has again become the catchall answer to demands for democratic reform and accountability. While this strategy has ensured regime survival in the short term, Matthiesen warns of the dire consequences this will have—for the social fabric of the Gulf States, for the rise of transnational Islamist networks, and for the future of the Middle East.

Dilmun Temple at Saar
Dilmun Temple at Saar

Author: Crawford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-02-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781138967700

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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Bahrain
Bahrain

Author: Fred H. Lawson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-07-02

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780367155773

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This study provides an overview of trends on Bahrain islands and of the social and historical context from which they have emerged. It is intended as an introduction to Bahraini affairs for the general reader and thus makes use of the existing literature wherever possible.