2. Shias in Bahrain
Bahrain denies claims of torture of Shias, reports The Daily Star, Jan 18, 2008, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=88118
3. Shias in Iraq
On the eve of the Ashura ceremony, a suicide bomber attacked a shia gathering in a mosque in Diyala province northeast of Baghadad, reports The Daily Star, Jan 18, 2008, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=88133
4. Bahais in Egypt
On January 29, a court in Cairo allowed the Bahais to leave their religion blank in official documents, reports The Jordan Times, January 30, 2008, http://jordantimes.com/?news=5353
Articles, Books, Reports, etc.
1. Israel and Druze
"Israel's state-Druze rift"" by Dominic Moran in ISN Security Watch, Nov 16, 2007, http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=18363
2. Egypt and Bahai
Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom, report by Human Rights Watch and EIPR report, Nov 2007, http://hrw.org/reports/2007/egypt1107/
3. Lebanon and Shias
"The reinvention of Lebanese Shiite history" commentary by Hussain Abdul-Hussain Commentary in The Daily Star, January 21, 2008, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88206
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