The State of Bahrain (
Arabic: دولة البحرينDawlat al-Baḥrayn) was the name of
Bahrain from 1971 to 2002.
On 15 August 1971, Bahrain declared independence and signed a new treaty of friendship with the United Kingdom. Bahrain joined the United Nations and the
Arab League later in the year.
The oil boom of the 1970s benefited Bahrain greatly, although the subsequent downturn hurt the economy. The country had already begun diversification of its economy and benefited further from
Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bahrain replaced
Beirut as the Middle East's financial hub after Lebanon's large banking sector was driven out of the country by the war.
Following the 1979
Islamic revolution in Iran, in 1981 Bahraini Shī'a fundamentalists orchestrated a
failed coup attempt under the auspices of a front organisation, the
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain. The coup would have installed a Shī'a cleric exiled in Iran,
Hujjatu l-IslāmHādī al-Mudarrisī, as supreme leader heading a
theocratic government. In December 1994, a group of youths threw stones at female runners during an international marathon for running bare-legged. The resulting clash with police soon grew into civil unrest. (Full article...)
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Al Khawalid (
Arabic: الخوالدthe Khawālid; literally "the Khālids"), also spelled Al Khawaled, is a branch of the
House of Khalifa, the ruling family of
Bahrain. Al Khawalid is most often used to refer collectively to descendants of Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, which they are named after. The term also refers to brothers Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Royal Court Minister and Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the Commander in Chief of the
Bahrain Defence Force. For the purpose of this article, immediate descendants of Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa will be referred to as "the Khalids", the aforementioned two brothers will be referred to as "the Khawalid brothers" and the family branch collectively as "Al Khawalid".
The history of Al Khawalid dates to the 1920s, when the Khalids opposed the British-led
administrative reforms and launched a military crackdown on the
Shia who supported the reforms. The perpetrators were later put before a court that sentenced them to exile. They gradually returned to Bahrain, where they were kept outside government despite developing personal relations with those in power. They regained some influence since the late 1960s, but remained outside the inner decision-making circle. During this period, senior members of the Khalids were critical of the ruling family, opposed political reforms and held a grudge against the British. (Full article...)
Image 15An artisan making pottery using the traditional mud and water mixture on a revolving wheel. (from Bahrain)
Image 16Over 100,000 of Bahrainis taking part in the "
March of Loyalty to Martyrs", honoring political dissidents killed by security forces, on 22 February. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 17Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain (from Bahrain)
Image 18The Bahrain national football team playing
Australia on June 10, 2009, in a World Cup qualifier (from Bahrain)
Image 21The emir
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa heads the opening session of the first conference on the formation of a union of the Gulf emirates in February 1968. (from History of Bahrain)
... that Mina Salman'sharbour, in Bahrain, was initially unsuitable for
ocean liners and that these ships had to anchor up to 6 km (3.7 mi) offshore until the construction of a deep-water
wharf in 1962?
... that Bahraini businesswoman Yara Salman founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade?
... that infectious diseases specialist Jameela Al Salman has supported the development of
medical robots and called their use in Bahrain a "pioneering experiment"?
... that the 2021 film West Side Story was banned in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, likely due to the
transgender character Anybodys?
... that as part of Bahrainization, the Bahraini government prohibited foreigners from driving taxis?
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