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Bahrain strips top Shi'ite Muslim cleric of citizenship
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Jun 20, 2016 4:12pm EDT
Bahrain strips top Shi'ite Muslim cleric of citizenship
DUBAI | BY SAMI ABOUDI
Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority, the state news agency reported on Monday, prompting protests outside his home and a sharp rebuke from an Iranian paramilitary chief.
The move against Ayatollah Isa Qassim comes less than a week after a court ordered Bahrain's main opposition al-Wefaq group closed, accusing it of fomenting sectarian unrest and of having links to a foreign power, in an apparent reference to regional Shi'ite power Iran.
The move against Qassim was the latest one taken by Bahrain – where a Shi’ite majority is ruled by a Sunni monarchy – against Shi’ite figures in the country, in what appears to be an escalating campaign against dissent in the Western-allied Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain has defended its actions against Shi'ite Muslim figures in the context of national security.
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Bahrain strips top Shi'ite Muslim cleric of citizenship
DUBAI | BY SAMI ABOUDI
Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority, the state news agency reported on Monday, prompting protests outside his home and a sharp rebuke from an Iranian paramilitary chief.
The move against Ayatollah Isa Qassim comes less than a week after a court ordered Bahrain's main opposition al-Wefaq group closed, accusing it of fomenting sectarian unrest and of having links to a foreign power, in an apparent reference to regional Shi'ite power Iran.
The move against Qassim was the latest one taken by Bahrain – where a Shi’ite majority is ruled by a Sunni monarchy – against Shi’ite figures in the country, in what appears to be an escalating campaign against dissent in the Western-allied Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain has defended its actions against Shi'ite Muslim figures in the context of national security.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bahrain-politics-cleric-idUSKCN0Z618R
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Source: BBC
Iran general warns Bahrain after Shia cleric stripped of citizenship
20 June 2016 Middle East
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has suggested there could be armed resistance in Bahrain after the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom's top Shia cleric was stripped of his citizenship.
Gen Qassem Soleimani said Bahrain's action against Sheikh Isa Qassim could "set the region on fire".
Bahrain accused the cleric of using his position to "serve foreign interests", promoting "sectarianism and violence".
Thousands of protesters have gathered near his home.
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20 June 2016 Middle East
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has suggested there could be armed resistance in Bahrain after the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom's top Shia cleric was stripped of his citizenship.
Gen Qassem Soleimani said Bahrain's action against Sheikh Isa Qassim could "set the region on fire".
Bahrain accused the cleric of using his position to "serve foreign interests", promoting "sectarianism and violence".
Thousands of protesters have gathered near his home.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36578844
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