Here is the link to the article -
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/world/middleeast/repression-tears-apart-bahrains-social-fabric.html?_r=1&ref=world
The first action you must perform is to identify what apartheid (as read in the 2nd paragraph) is and how it was practiced in a previous country. Afterwards, write your feelings on the outlook that is offered by the writer about the prospects for the future in Bahrain. What seems to be different here rather than in other Arab countries such as Egypt and Tunisia? On page two, what is the simple display (where one drinks coffee) of the religious differences plaguing this country?
Apartheid simply means racial, political, and economic discrimination. It was practiced before in South Africa, where the minority of the whites discriminated against the majority of the "non whites". After the election of 1948, people were now classified under the titles of "Asian", "native", "white", or "colored. Residential areas were segregated as well as public services offered. It seems as if things are only getting worse in Bahrain, especially with the economic problems getting deeper. “People are busy fighting each other, getting frightened by each other, forgetting about reform and letting the government and the system have everything,” said Munira Fakhro. The only thing that is resulting from all of this is the desire for people to resort to violence. Bahrain brings religion into play with the Sunni's and the Shiites while Egypt and Tunisia didn't. The religious differences are simply leading to the Sunnis avoiding and Shiite businesses, for example Costa Coffee is Shiite-owned and the Starbucks franchises are Sunni-owned.
ReplyDeleteApartheid means racial, economic and politial segragation. It was practiced in Africa back in the 1940's when the majority of the inhabitans of Africa were discriminated against up until the Apartheid laws in 1948. Where people were then to be catergorized into groups such as White, Black, Indian, or Asian. It looks as though Bahrain is becoming worse the people are unhappy and are fed up with the way the government has proceeded thus far. The economic and social aspects of Bahrain are suffering the most. People are fogetting about the real reason they were protesting and are becoming consumed with animosity towards one another and have turned to violence. The one difference between Bahrain and the other Arab countries is the religious factor. This has become a fight between the Sunni's and the Shiites where in Egypt and Tunisia religion was no factor. The display of religious differences is Sunni's are warned to avaoid shite business, for example Costa Coffee is Shiite owned and the Starbucks franchises ar owned by Sunni's.
ReplyDeleteApartheid refers to segregation, either politically, economically, or most commonly, racially. It has been a recurring problem in Africa ever since the 1940's when the majority of Africans were discriminated against until the Apartheid laws of 1948. I feel that the writer doesn't have a very positive outlook on the situation in Bahrain. He says that “If we can’t succeed in bringing democracy to this country, then our country is headed toward violence. Is it in a year or two years? I don’t know. But that’s the reality.” This shows that the people in Bahrain know that sooner or later, most likely sooner, full on violence will take their country by storm to see in democracy will win or if it will be squashed for good. Bahrain is different from the other countries because there it is a battle between the Sunni's and the Shiites, while Egypt and Tunisia were battles between democracy an autocracy. It has come to the point where Sunni's won't buy coffee from Shiite's and vice versa, which is completely ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is a policy of racial segregation and discrimination. It was formerly practiced by South Africa for close to fifty years during the twentieth century where the discrimination was against the “non-white” population of South Africa and the whites, who were the minority, ruled and discriminated against the “non-whites”. When the Apartheid laws first came into effect in 1948, people in South Africa were classified into groups based on their color and then these groups were segregated into different residential areas. In 1970, the government even took away citizenship from the “non-whites. After reading the article the writer seems to be not to enthusiastic about the future of Bahrain as it seems to be nothing but stale mates and the government is beginning to get rid of the enthusiasm from the original rebellion and the government has done this through their crackdown on the rebels through torture, arrests and job dismissals. What seems to be different between Bahrain compared to other Arab countries is that since the rebellions started, the situation has gotten worse with the economy getting worse, tens of thousands of people being arrested and tortured, and Bahrain has no supports from the U. S. Also the religious differences in Bahrain plagues the country as the ruling party who are Sunni Muslim are discriminating against Shiite Muslims which is resulting in major violence. The two religions also boycott each other’s business. For example Costa Coffee is Shiite owned and Starbucks are Sunni owned
ReplyDeleteApartheid most commonly refers to segregation, economically, or most commonly, racially. It has been one of the biggest problems in the middle eastern countries. The writer doesn't quite put a good outlook on Bahrain. He more or less gave up on the whole situation and says “If we can’t succeed in bringing democracy to this country, then our country is headed toward violence. Is it in a year or two years? I don’t know. But that’s the reality.” Bahrain is different form Egypt and Tunisia because the other countries because there it is a battle between the Sunni's and the Shiites and Egypt and Tunisia are in a feud with democracy an autocracy. It's come to the conclusion of not buying coffee from the Sunni's and the same goes for the Shiite's.
ReplyDeleteMost commonly associated with South Africa, apartheid is segregation and discrimination based on race. Established by the minority white Nationalist government, apartheid in South Africa was characterized by land, business, and residential segregation for blacks and Asians. In Bahrain, the Sunni apartheid is taking place against the majority Shiites. The author of the article, Anthony Shadid, does not see a positive future for Bahrain; the current situation is quite grim and does not bode well for the future. The oppression of the Shiites is classifiable as inhumane, as Shiites are forced to crawl to their offices, their mosques are being destroyed, and they are subjected to other savage practices. Bahrain is not being assisted by the United States, which is unusual, considering our involvement in counties such as Tunisia and Egypt. And as our fifth-largest naval base is located in Bahrain, we have a tangible stake in the fate of this country. Companies and events, instead of trying to help Bahrain, are simply moving out of the country, trying to escape the downward turn it is spiraling into. A plain example of the discord plaguing the country is the example of the Shiites only drinking coffee from Shiite-owned Costa Coffee, and Sunnis only supporting Sunni-owned Starbucks. With such a great divide between the two groups, even going as far as to affect their beverage choices, it is no wonder that the country has made little progress and has a bleak outlook for the future.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is the practice of racially segregating a people. Previously, it was practiced in South Africa. It was practiced by the minorities, who were white, were discriminating against everyone else. As of right now, the outlook does not look appealing for Bahrain. The economy has not gotten any better. While the other neighboring countries are having similar conflicts theirs do not involve religion. In Bahrain, the two main religions, the Sunnis and the Shiites. With the religious differences, both religions avoid each others businesses. For example, the Sunnis avoid the Costa Coffee which is Shiite owned and vice versa for the Starbucks which are Sunni owned.
ReplyDeleteApartheid means racial, political, and economic discrimination. It was practiced in Africa back in the 1940's. This is when the majority of Africans were discriminated against until the Apartheid laws of 1948. When these laws first came out, people in South Africa were classified into groups based on their color, and then segregated into different residential areas. It seems that Bahrain is becoming worse because its people are fed up with the government in place. Social aspects, and especially economic aspects, are suffering the most. The writer of this article says, “If we can’t succeed in bringing democracy to this country, then our country is headed toward violence.” With the religious differences between the Shiites and Sunnis, they will not go into business with them, which includes Sunnis not buying Costa Coffee, and the Shiites not buying Starbucks, which the other denomination owns.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is racial segregation or discrimination. It was practiced in South African from 1948-1994, where it was a system of legal racial segregations. The majority non-white population of South Africa was oppressed by the minority white population for years. People were put into groups based on their skin color and residential areas were segregated based on these groupings. Blacks eventually even had their citizenship revoked. I feel like the author of this article has a very bleak outlook for the future of Bahrain. He seems to believe that a peaceful change in policy is impossible and that violence is inevitable. The main difference between Bahrain and Egypt and Libya is that in Libya and Egypt the fight was between democracy and autocracy. In Bahrain it is a battle between Sunni and Shiite. The simple display is that Shiites drink coffee and Shiite owned Costa and Sunnies drink coffee at Sunnie owned the Starbucks. it is hard to unite and overthrow a government when you can't even share coffee.
ReplyDeleteApartheid means racial, political, and economic discrimination. It was practiced in South Africa for nearly fifty years. The non-white Africans were segregated against until the Apartheid laws of 1948. After the laws of 1948, people were put into groups based on their ethnicity. The outlook does not seem very good for Bahrain at this point. The economy is not good at all and the people are not happy with the government that is in place right now. The main difference between Bahrain and the other countries is that in Bahrain they are disputing between Sunni and Shiite. In Egypt and Libya it is between democracy and autocracy. The Sunnies will not drink coffee from Shiite owned Costa and the Shiites won’t drink coffee from Sunni owned Starbucks.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is a policy of racial, economic, and political discrimination. It was previously practiced in country of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. In South Africa at this time, the majority of the people living there were nonwhites, however the minority of the population which were white people discriminated against the other ethnic groups. While reading the story, it seems the writer is not hopeful that there is a positive ending in Bahrain, nor will it be soon. The violence continues each day as well as the continuing discrimination going on. Their economy continues to decline, while Shiites are fired from their jobs for no apparent reason. In the end, it seems that Bahrain’s prized Formula 1 race will be cancelled for a second straight year. What is different in Bahrain, that did not happen in Egypt and Tunisia, is the religious tension, and religious battle going on in Bahrain, where in Egypt and Tunisia they were only rebelling against the autocracy form of government, and not religion. An example of the religious differences plaguing the country given, is that Sunnis avoid Shiite businesses and vice versa, like Starbucks (which apparently are everywhere) is Sunni owned and where Sunnis buy their coffee, so Shiites will get there coffee from Costa Coffee which is Shiite owned.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is a policy of racial, economic, and political discrimination. The Most recent Apartheid was in the country of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. The discrimination was against the majority of nonwhites living in the country from the minority of whites living there. The writer seems to have a negative outlook on the Bahrain conflict, saying that it won't end anytime soon either. The violence continues, as well as the continued discrimination . Their economy continues to decline, while Shiites are fired from their jobs. It seems that Bahrain’s prized Formula 1 race will be cancelled for a second straight year. The Only thing different in Bahrain, that did not happen in Egypt and Tunisia, is the religious tension, in Egypt and Tunisia they were only rebelling against their government, and not religion.
ReplyDeleteApartheid means racial, political, and economic discrimination. It was previously practiced in country of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. In Bahrain, the Sunni apartheid is taking place against the majority Shiites. I feel like the author of this article has a very bleak outlook for the future of Bahrain. He seems to believe that a peaceful change in policy is impossible and that violence is inevitable. It seems as if things are only getting worse in Bahrain, especially with the economic problems worsen. Social aspects, and especially economic aspects, are suffering the most. Bahrain is different form Egypt and Tunisia because the other countries because there it is a battle between the Sunni's and the Shiites and Egypt and Tunisia are in a feud with democracy an autocracy.
ReplyDeleteApartheid is defined as; racial, political, and economic segregation. It was previously practiced in South Africa against nonwhites between 1928 to 1994. Currently in Bahrain, Apartheid is being practiced against the Shiite muslims. The author said in Bahrain it was an "apartheidlike repression of Bahrain’s religious majority." These religious diffrences are getting people fired from their jobs, and sunnis and shiites avoiding others' businesses.
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