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May 06, 2011 04:35 PM

The lost mosques of Bahrain

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Braigh mosque in Bahrain before destruction
Braigh mosque in Bahrain before destruction YouTube
The Braigh mosque in Aali, which local residents said was some 400 years old, is no longer. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
The Braigh mosque in Aali, which local residents said was some 400 years old, is no longer. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (MCT)
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (MCT) MCT
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
The Mo'men mosque in Nwaidrat was a handsome, simple building, that stood in the same location for generations- until it was bulldozed last month. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque in Saddad village: all the remains of the Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque is the sign point to the way in, now defaced with a picture of Bahrain's hardline prime minister, and a pile of rubble. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque in Saddad village: all the remains of the Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque is the sign point to the way in, now defaced with a picture of Bahrain's hardline prime minister, and a pile of rubble. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque in Saddad village: all the remains of the Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque is the sign point to the way in, now defaced with a picture of Bahrain's hardline prime minister, and a pile of rubble. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque in Saddad village: all the remains of the Ibn Ali bin Abed Mosque is the sign point to the way in, now defaced with a picture of Bahrain's hardline prime minister, and a pile of rubble. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
The state has even bulldozed the wall of the Shiite cemetery in the village of Bani Jamrah, a McClatchy reporter discovered Thursday. Locals say the government has also damaged at least one of the most important graves. (Roy Gutman/MCT)
The state has even bulldozed the wall of the Shiite cemetery in the village of Bani Jamrah, a McClatchy reporter discovered Thursday. Locals say the government has also damaged at least one of the most important graves. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
Shiite women's meeting room in Bani Jamrah:  Accompanied by police and army troops, work crews, who arrive in four wheel drive vehicles, have been spending a few hours daily taking down this meeting house for Shiite women.  As of Thursday, May 5, 2011, it was still a demolition-in-progress.  (Roy Gutman/MCT)
Shiite women's meeting room in Bani Jamrah: Accompanied by police and army troops, work crews, who arrive in four wheel drive vehicles, have been spending a few hours daily taking down this meeting house for Shiite women. As of Thursday, May 5, 2011, it was still a demolition-in-progress. (Roy Gutman/MCT) MCT
The Shaikh Aabed mosque in Sitra was a simple, ramshackle structure that residents said had been there well over a century. Now it's just a pile of rubble. (MCT)
The Shaikh Aabed mosque in Sitra was a simple, ramshackle structure that residents said had been there well over a century. Now it's just a pile of rubble. (MCT) MCT
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