Yes, “no shia, no sunni, just bahraini,” but there is no normalization of oppression on this tumblr. Unaware of any sectarian conflict in Bahrain? Hear Maryam Al Khawaja, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, speak briefly on some of the discrimination faced by Shias in Bahrain. It’s a little long, but she starts speaking on the causation of the protests 3 minutes into the video.
Also, if you have the time, read this article. Believe me, it’s worth it: Bahrain: Oppression, Murder and Myths of Reform
Britain and the United States who are amongst the largest exporters of military equipment to Bahrain are directly implicated in the deaths of innocent civilians on the streets of Manama. Military ties between the United States and the Al-Khalifa regime which allow for EDAs (“excess defence articles”) such as 60 M60A3 tanks and an FFG-7 Frigate, to be handed over to a murderous dictatorship at no cost which are then employed to crush internal political dissent, reveal the vast dissonance between the rosy words of successive US administrations and their hellish actions.
(Source: insaniyat)
