Visionary, Defiant and Resilient: Bahrain’s Dissenting Women

This article appeared in the Huffington Post written by Semanur Karaman. We re-post it here.

The Gulf State of Bahrain is known for its extravagance. Gloating over multi-million dollar investments in tourism, sports and banking, the kingdom does not shy away from showing off with the Grand Prix races, or celebrity visitors the likes of Kim Kardashian. This alone, makes the Kingdom look like a miracle of some sort to many who associate the Middle East with subsequent failures, instability and conflict.

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