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Coat of arms of Bahrain. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...

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symbol created in the 1930s by the British advisor to the King of Bahrain (then emir) -- updated, with five white "valleys" representing the five pilars of Islam.
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15/02/07
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myself, based on national symbol.
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Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy (until 2002 emirate) with an executive appointed by the king, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and a bi-cameral legislature, with the Chamber of Deputies elected by universal suffrage, and the Shura Council appointed directly by the king. ... Bahrain plays a modest, moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights. ... Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة) (born January 28, 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the current King of Bahrain (from 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 1999). ... ‎Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (born 22 November 1936) is the Prime Minister of Bahrain. ... The Coat of Arms of Bahrain was designed in the 1930s by the British advisor to the King of Bahrain (then emir). ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... Bahrain was split into twelve municipalities that were all administered from the capital city of Manama. ... Political parties from the former Communist Left to the Islamist Right sit in parliament in Bahrain, but are known technically as Political Associations or Blocs. ... The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term. ... The position of king of Bahrain was created in February 2002 when the then emir of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah gave himself the title of king. ... The Kingdom of Bahrain, or Bahrain, is a borderless country in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). ... The National Democratic Action is Bahrains largest Leftist political party, comprised of an alliance between former Maoists, socialists and Arab nationalists. ... Nationalist Democratic Rally Society (in Arabic: Jamiat al-Tajammu al-Qawmi al-Dimuqrati), a political group attached to the Iraqi-based Baath Party in Bahrain. ... National Liberation Front - Bahrain, is a communist party in Bahrain. ... Alees Samaan is the first woman to chair a parliament in the Middle East when in April 2005 chaired Bahrains upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council. ... Al Wefaq National Islamic Society is Bahrains most largest political society. ... Bahrain has had two constitutions in its modern history. ... Majeed Karimi is a rising young star of Al Wefaq Islamic Action, the main opposition to the government. ... Liberal pro-government political party, which was established by supporters of King Hamads reform programme. ... The Islamic Action Society (Arabic جمعية العمل الإسلامي Jamʿiyyat al-ʿAmal al-Islāmī) is one of the main Islamist political parties in Bahrain, and mainly appeals to Shīˤa followers of the Najaf-based Āyatu l-Lāh, Hādī al-Mudarrisī, who are known as the Shirāzī faction. The... The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain was an Iranian based Shia terror group that advocated Islamic revolution in Bahrain against the Sunni ruling Al Khalifa family in the 1970s and 1980s. ... A leading liberal political party in the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Women’s political rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad with for the first time women being given the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002. ... Formerly the Communist Party of Bahrain, the Democratic Bloc has three MPs in parliament and at least one appointed member of the upper chamber. ... Khalifa Al Dhahrani is the chairman of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain and is therefore the most senior MP in parliament. ... The Bahrain Freedom Movement (or Bahrain Islamic Freedom Movement to give the direct transliteration of its Arabic name, Harakit Ahraar Al Bahrin Al Islamiyya) is a London based Bahraini Islamist opposition group which has its headquarters in a north London mosque. ... In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. ... The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ... The Council of Representatives (majlis an-nuwab), sometimes translated as the Chamber of Deputies, is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... The Consultative Council (majlis al-shura) is the name given to the upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... The Bahrain Human Rights Society was set up in 2002 following wide ranging political reforms by the Bahraini government to allow the functioning of independent human rights groups. ... The Supreme Council for Women is Bahrain’s advisory body to the government on womens issues. ... Jassim Al Saeedi MP is a Bahrain salafist member of parliament representing a constituency in Riffa. ... Adel Al Mouwda is the deputy chairman of Bahrain’s parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party, Asalah. ... Al Muntada (or The Forum) is a Bahrain society set up by academics, journalists and businessmen to promote liberalism in the Kingdom. ... We Have A Right is a political campaign launched to protect personal freedoms in Bahrain by the society of liberal intellectuals, Al Muntada, on 22 November 2005. ... The National Justice Movement is a secular nationalist political party in Bahrain, founded on 5 March 2006 in Muharraq. ... Lulwa Al Awadhi is a leading Bahrani womens rights advocate and the the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Women, the main womens organisation in Bahrain. ... One of Bahrain’s most outspoken Islamist MPs is Mohammed Khalid, the Al Menbar representative from the Northern Governorate. ... The Economists Bloc is a liberal political party in Bahrain represented by three MPs in parliament. ... Faisal Hassan Fulad is a member of Kingdom of Bahrain’s upper chamber of parliament, the Consultative Council, since 1996-present. ... The National Action Charter of Bahrain is a document put forward by King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain in 2001 in order to end the popular 1990s Uprising and return the country to constitutional rule. ... The 1990s Uprising in Bahrain or 1990s Intifada was a popular uprising that took place in Bahrain between 1994 and 2000. ... Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa will be the President of the 61st United Nations General Assembly when it opens on September 12, 2006. ... This is a list of regnant and non-regnant Princely, Royal and Imperial Houses of the World. ... The Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy (Arabic: حركة حق) is an opposition political organization in Bahrain founded in 2005. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Al Menbar Islamic Bloc (Arabic: المنبر الوطني الإسلامي, literally Islamic National Tribune) is the political wing of the Al Islah Society in Bahrain, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. ... Bahrain will hold parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the 40-seat lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as municipal elections, and is currently in the midst of an election campaign. ... This article is about the political party in Bahrain. ... // Bahrain has eight daily newspapers representing a broad section of opinion. ...

 

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