Archive for November 5th, 2018

Life sentence for Bahrain opposition leader

Sheikh Ali Salman was accused of spying for Qatar after Bahrain cut ties with the rival state.

See also Amnesty International.
See also ADHRB.
See also NY Times.
See also BIRD Number 212.

Two events next week at Leiden University:

Nov 14-15, Conference, “Approaching Shiʿi Islam in the Academy.” Annual conference of the Leiden Centre for Islam and Society (LUCIS). See the programme here:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2018/11/lucis-annual-conference-approaching-shi%CA%BFi-islam-in-the-academy

Nov 16, Workshop, “Shiʿi Piety: Theory and Materiality from Premodern to Postmodern.” Funded by the Juynboll Stichting and the Leiden Centre for Islam and Society (LUCIS). See the programme here:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2018/11/shi%CA%BFi-piety-theory-and-materiality-from-premodern-to-postmodern