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Live Bullets Fired at Mosque West of Bahraini Capital Manama
2015-09-30
Bahrain Mirror: Information revealed that a Shiite mosque in a suburb west of the Bahraini capital Manama was fired at by live bullets on Monday (September 28, 2015).
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Al-Zaki: No Compromise with Al-Barbaghy Mosque…New Construction Is Deemed Another Mosque
2015-09-22
Bahrain Mirror: Member of the (dissolved) Ulama Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki, said “The Al-Barbaghy mosque is still demolished and they haven’t started rebuilding it yet.”
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100 Bahraini Clerics Sign Petition Rejecting Restrictions on Religious Freedom
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: 100 clerics, Imams of mosques and preachers in Bahrain signed a petition rejecting the Interior Minister’s statements about restrictions imposed on religious sermons.
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“Jaffaria Endowment” to Turn Sheikh Aziz Mosque into Sanctuary
2015-08-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Dozens of worshipers who pray in Sheikh Aziz Mosque expressed their refusal of a decision made by the Jaffaria Endowment (Waqf) to turn the mosque into a sanctuary.
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Bahrain’s Justice Ministry to Distribute Prepared Friday Sermons Among Mosques
2015-08-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Under Secretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Fareed Al-Muftah, unveiled that the ministry is in the process of issuing a notice soon calling on the preachers in Bahrain to adhere to moderate religious discourse.
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VIDEO: Citizens Extinguish Electrical Fire after Security Patrol Bursts into Flames
2015-08-15
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Activists posted a video on social media showing a security patrol that bursted into flames near Al-Ghadeer Mosque in Bahrain’s Sanad area on Friday (August 14, 2015).
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Two Weeks after Embracing a Unified Prayer, A’ali Mosque attacked by Anonymous Group
2015-07-24
The member of the (dismissed) Ulama Council, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Mensi said that an anonymous group of persons attacked A’ali Grand (Al-Kabir) mosque on the second day of the Al-Fitr Eid by breaking in from one of its entrances and sabotaging its contents.
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Civilian Forces Break into Mosque in Bahrain’s Al-Dair, Search Worshippers and Arrest One
2015-07-22
Bahrain Mirror: A statement issued by Bahrain’s clerics on Thursday (July 16, 2015) said that civilian armed forces broke into the Gharbi Mosque in Bahrain’s Al-Dair village in the early morning of Wednesday (July 15, 2015), searched the mosque and worshippers and arrested one of the youths.
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Bahrain, a fragile target for ISIS
2015-07-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): If there were real and wise intentions to contain ISIS, then opposition figures would be outside prison. And there would have been an official apology for demolishing the Shiite mosques and responsible officials would be held accountable.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry Installs Surveillance Cameras Along Course of Mourning Processions in Manama
2015-07-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper said in its issue published yesterday (July 7, 2015) that Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior had installed surveillance cameras on Monday (July 6, 2015) along the course that the mourning processions take in Manama.
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Manama Governor: Mourning Processions are Allowed as Precautionary Measures Will Be Taken for Over 50 Mosques
2015-07-05
Bahrain Mirror: The Governor of the Bahraini capital, Manama, Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, stated that “there is no decision preventing mourning processions commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Ali (pbuh) from being held.”
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Bahraini Interior Ministry: Volunteers Enlisted to Help Security Forces Guard Mosques
2015-07-04
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, urged the mayors of governorates to cooperate with those in charge of places of worship in order to nominate a number of citizens as volunteers to contribute to the security plan.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry after Kuwait Suicide Attack: We Will Pursue Sedition Inciters on Social Media
2015-06-29
Bahrain's General Director of Anti-Corruption and Economic Security stated that legal measures will be taken against "anyone who misuses social media and works on inciting sectarian sedition."
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Bahraini Interior Ministry after Kuwait Suicide Attack: We Will Pursue Sedition Inciters on Social Media
2015-06-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s General Director of Anti-Corruption and Economic Security stated that legal measures will be taken against “anyone who misuses social media and works on inciting sectarian sedition.”