Wilson Center Experts
Maryam Al-Khawaja
Middle East Program
Expertise:
Human Rights
; Middle East and North Africa
; Bahrain
Affiliation:
Head of Foreign Relations, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Related Content for this Expert
Bahrain: the Forgotten Uprising in the Arab Spring
October 04, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
As the Arab Spring has swept across much of the Middle East and North Africa, large-scale popular protests have been generally absent in the Persian Gulf except in Bahrain where massive demonstrations have been met simultaneously with a strict government crackdown on dissent and only limited promises of reform. Al-Khawaja discussed the prospects for change in Bahrain, the current status of the protest movement, and options for U.S. policy in this regard. more
Bahrain: the Forgotten Uprising in the Arab Spring
October 04, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
As the Arab Spring has swept across much of the Middle East and North Africa, large-scale popular protests have been generally absent in the Persian Gulf except in Bahrain where massive demonstrations have been met simultaneously with a strict government crackdown on dissent and only limited promises of reform. Al-Khawaja discussed the prospects for change in Bahrain, the current status of the protest movement, and options for U.S. policy in this regard.
