{"id":2454,"date":"2011-07-28T14:18:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T21:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2011-07-28T14:18:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T21:18:54","slug":"citizens-not-subjects-debunking-the-sectarian-narrative-of-bahrains-pro-democracy-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=2454","title":{"rendered":"Citizens, Not Subjects: Debunking the Sectarian Narrative of Bahrain’s Pro-Democracy Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citizens, Not Subjects: Debunking the Sectarian Narrative of Bahrain’s Pro-Democracy Movement
\nAuthor : Sahar Aziz – Date : July 06, 2011
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Strikingly absent from the discourse about Bahrain\u2019s ongoing pro-democracy movement are the non-sectarian grounds upon which the calls for democracy are based. A closer look at the recent demonstrations indicates that the movement\u2019s impetus is the Bahrainis\u2019 desire for universal social, economic, and political rights irrespective of religious sect. <\/p>\n

A growing sense of political disenfranchisement is spreading among both Sunni and Shi\u2019a citizens who have been excluded from political and business opportunities. <\/p>\n

Upon witnessing the remarkable display of people power in Egypt and Tunisia, Bahrainis are no longer satisfied with being treated as subjects; rather, they are demanding to be treated as citizens with twenty-first-century political, social, and economic rights and the power to shape their nation\u2019s destiny. <\/p>\n

Based on the foregoing analysis, this report recommends steps that would both promote democracy in Bahrain and preserve American interests in the Gulf and the wider Middle East. …source<\/a><\/p>\n

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