Bahrain: Repression May Radicalize Shi’ites
September 28th, 2010 by Evan
Frederik Richter, writing for Reuters, reports that the recent crackdown in Bahrain may push Shi’ites away from moderate parties: “Analysts say the crackdown is making it harder for Wefaq, the largest Shi’ite bloc in parliament, to maintain its position of advocating dialogue with the government. They say Wefaq supporters could increasingly turn to more radical groups such as Haq, that dispute the legitimacy of reforms and whose leaders have been targeted during the crackdown, seen as the biggest in ten years.” According to Richter, the success Wefaq has had working with the government has been countermanded by the recent oppression and prospects for future cooperation are dim.
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