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Islamic Awakening: Yemen's Shia dilemma // Shiite News Exclusive

Friday, 27 May 2011 10:22
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shiitenews_Islamic_AwakeningIn 2009, Yemeni security forces arrested four men for being Twelver Shias. Yemen's north is dominated by Zaydis, a sect of Shias very distinct from the Twelver Shias who are found in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Bahrain and elsewhere.

Zaydis are theologically closer to Sunni Islam than they are to mainstream Twelver Shias, and Yemen's president is himself a Zaydi. Sectarian tensions throughout the Middle East increased since the 2003 American invasion of Iraq and the civil war that followed, getting worse after the 2005 assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al Hariri who was posthumously made into a Sunni symbol,

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Bahrain: Ongoing trials against demonstrators and more than 30 have been sentenced

Friday, 27 May 2011 09:59
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shiitenews_Bahrain_Ongoing_trials_against_demonstrators_and_more_than_30_have_been_sentencedBahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) is deeply concerned about sentencing of 4 demonstrators yesterday in National Safety court ( Military court).

On 25 May 2011 , 4 demonstrators sentenced :

1- Rashid Adnan Alawi Al Sayad was sentenced to one year imprisonment for taking part in illegal protests and disrupting public order.

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'45 holy sites attacked in Bahrain'

Friday, 27 May 2011 09:52
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jos_holy_sites_BahrainThe head of Bahrain's Ja'afari Endowments, Ahmed Hussein, has said that the regime forces attacked 45 holy sites over the past days.In a letter to Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Hussein said that the troops had demolished 28 mosques.He added that seven mosques, eight Hussainias and two tombs were also attacked and damaged in the country, Shiite News reported.

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Salafi Leader Opposes Formation of Shia Party in Egypt

Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:21
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shiitenews_Salafi_Leader_Opposes_Formation_of_Shia_Party_in_EgyptSalafi leader Gamal al-Marakby has rebuked members of the Shia community in Egypt for intending to form a political party, declaring that Salafis will oppose the move

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Bahrain hopes for normalcy with martial law lifted

Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:47
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shiitenews_bahrain_bycoutBahrain will lift a state of emergency next week that was imposed when the government suppressed a democracy protest movement in March with the help of Saudi and other Gulf Arab forces.

After two months of negative publicity around the world over its crackdown and a collapse of business and leisure tourism, Bahrain hopes for a return to normalcy on June 1, following the end of night curfew in Manama this week.

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Students boycott University of Bahrain

Tuesday, 24 May 2011 14:59
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shiitenews_Bahrainis_condemnHundreds of students have reportedly quit the University of Bahrain to protest against the ruling regime's brutal crackdown on their anti-government peers.

Students say they left classrooms due to the government's so-called protection measures and tight security at the campus.

Classes at the University of Bahrain resumed a couple of days ago after authorities installed new surveillance cameras across the university.

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Two Shia Bahraini Sentenced to Death Confirmed

Monday, 23 May 2011 12:25
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shiiyenews_Two_Shia_Bahraini_Sentenced_to_Death_ConfirmedA Bahrain emergency appeals court upheld death sentences on Sunday for two men found guilty of killing police officers during recent unrest, punishments human rights activists said were designed to prevent more protests.

Two other men who were among the four initially sentenced to death on April 28 had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment, the state news agency said

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Kuwait Wahabi MPs against Kuwait ties with Iran

Monday, 23 May 2011 11:30
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shiitenews_KuwaitKuwaiti Wahabi lawmakers sought to question Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah over the nation's thawing diplomatic relations with Iran, which they say risk undermining relations with other Gulf countries.Waleed al-Tabtabaei, Mohammed al-Mutari and Mubarak al- Waalan, all Wahabi members of Parliament, asked to question the Premier, claiming the government is "harming Kuwait's

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