Bahrain Strips Leading Shia Majority Cleric Figure of Citizenship

Sputnik — 20.06.2016 Sunni-ruled Bahrain has deprived leading Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim of his citizenship, media reported Monday. According to the BBC, Bahrain stripped Qassim, who is the spiritual leader of Al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s biggest opposition group, and holds the senior religious title of Ayatollah, of his citizenship. On June 14, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation […]

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