Islam is the state religion in Bahrain. Due to an influx of immigrants and guest workers from non-Muslim countries, such as India, the Philippines and...

naturalization of Sunni migrants in Bahrain. Most major mosques in the country were Shia, however, the ruling family practices Sunni Islam. According to the Washington...

the best in the world into the 19th century. Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to be influenced by Islam, during the lifetime of Muhammad in 628 AD...

The Constitution of Bahrain states that Islam is the official religion and that Shari'a (Islamic law) is a principal source for legislation. Article 22...

branch of the Islamic Resistance in Bahrain, a Shiite militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi...

Bahrain was a central location of the ancient Dilmun civilization. Bahrain's strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from...

Turkey, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent. Iran stands as the world's only country where Shia Islam forms the foundation...

Bahrain's record on human rights has been described by Human Rights Watch as "dismal", and having "deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2010". Their...

symbolize the five pillars of Islam, the red on the flag represents the blood of the martyrs and the battles of Bahrain, and the white represents peace...

and other aspects of the population. Most of the population of Bahrain is concentrated in the two principal cities, Manama and Al Muharraq. Regarding the...

uprising in Bahrain (Arabic: الانتفاضة التسعينية في البحرين) also known as the uprising of dignity (Arabic: انتفاضة الكرامة) was an uprising in Bahrain between...

The Islamic Society (Arabic: الجمعية الاسلامية) is a religious and social organization in Bahrain. It represents the traditionalist Sunni trend and is...

services sector, particularly Islamic banking, have benefited from the regional boom driven by demand for oil. Petroleum is Bahrain's most exported product,...

ISBN 978-0-415-03268-1. Bahrain By Federal Research Division, page 7 Robert G. Hoyland, Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam, Routledge...

The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية لتحرير البحرين) was a Shi'a Islamist militant group that advocated theocratic...

the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shīas. The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders...

This is a list of mosques in Bahrain. Islam in Bahrain Lists of mosques List of tourist attractions in Bahrain Destruction of Shia mosques during the 2011...

involvement in the Middle East. The group has also declared to sabotage Israeli interests in Bahrain. "Analysis: Iranian-backed group in Bahrain creates sub-unit...

Divisions in the Knowledge of the Regions From the time when Islam emerged in the 7th century until the early 16th century, the term Bahrain referred to...

Shia Islamism is the usage of Shia Islam in politics. Most study and reporting on Islamism has been focused on Sunni Islamist movements. Shia Islamism, a...

organization, the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain. The revolution, which failed, would have installed a Shia cleric in Iran, Hujjat al-Islam Hādī al-Mudarrisī...

Events in the year 2024 in Bahrain. 11–25 January – 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship 12 June – Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed...

Md. Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. He is the additional foreign secretary at the Ministry of Foreign...

insurgency in Bahrain is an ongoing insurgency by militant groups, part of the Bahraini Opposition, supported by Iran, to topple government of Bahrain. The...

Bahrain Islamic Bank is a commercial bank based in Manama, Bahrain, founded on 7 March 1979, and started operating from the beginning of the Hijri Year...

February 14 Youth Coalition Al Wafaa Islamic Movement Bahrain Freedom Movement National Liberation Front – Bahrain Al-Ashtar Brigades Al-Mukhtar Brigades...

Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the UAE, and Qatar. Shia Muslims are a numerical majority in Iraq and Bahrain. Approximately...

romanized: Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this...

Jarwanid ruler in Qatif. At their height, the Jabrids controlled the entire Arabian coast on the Persian Gulf, including the islands of Bahrain, and regularly...

invasion of Bahrain led to the end of Persian rule in Bahrain and the annexation of Bahrain by the Arabs. After the fall of the Safavid dynasty, Bahrain went...