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Bahrain, Baharain
***** Location: Persian Gulf
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth
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Explanation
officially Kingdom of Bahrain
(Kingdom of the Two Seas),
is a small island country with approximately 1,234,596 inhabitants (2010), located near the western shores of the Persian Gulf and ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. While Bahrain is an archipelago of thirty-three islands, the largest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide.
Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain.
Bahrain is known for its oil and pearls.
Bahrain has been inhabited since ancient times. Its strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and the Arabs, under whom the island became Islamic.
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14 february this year is the Candle Night of the Birth of the Prophet
the night of power
. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr
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Pearl Square, Bahrain
February 2011 :
Protesters in Bahrain, emboldened by revolts that have toppled Arab rulers in Tunisia and Egypt.
. Reference : Bahrain, February 2011
for the courageous people of Bahrain
by Chen-ou Liu
Canada
winter light
upon their bloodstained faces
Pearl Square
crimson sunset
riot police storm through Pearl Square
firing bullets
fleeting clouds
bullet-wounded men limp
toward Pearl Square
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Pearl Square news --
my nephew knocks over
the first domino
Note:
L3 alludes to the domino theory promoted by the U.S. government during 1950s to 1980s. The theory speculated that
“if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.”
During an April 7, 1954 news conference, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower put the theory into the following words:
“Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.”
For further information,
please read the Wikipedia entry entitled . Domino Theory .
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***** 14 february 2011 is the Candle Night of the Birth of the Prophet
the night of power
. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr
***** Bahrain, February 2011
***** Egypt, February 2011
***** Libya, February 2011
. WKD : AFRICA SAIJIKI
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