It really is sad how the Sunnis and Shia can't get along with each other and respect each other's differences. It's a shame to see something hundreds of years old bulldozed.
27 March 2014 Last updated at 04:55 ET
Razed mosque symbol of divided Bahrain
By Bill Law
BBC News
When an historic Shia Muslim mosque in Bahrain was bulldozed on 17 April 2011 on the orders of the government, it sent shockwaves through the island's majority Shia community.
The Amir Mohammed Mohammed Barbagi Mosque was more than 400 years old. It had a prominent location on Sheikh Salman Highway, which leads to a causeway linking Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.
The mosque was one of at least 30 religious sites, all of them Shia, which were destroyed over a two-month period at the height of anti-government uprising three years ago.
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27 March 2014 Last updated at 04:55 ET
Razed mosque symbol of divided Bahrain
By Bill Law
BBC News
When an historic Shia Muslim mosque in Bahrain was bulldozed on 17 April 2011 on the orders of the government, it sent shockwaves through the island's majority Shia community.
The Amir Mohammed Mohammed Barbagi Mosque was more than 400 years old. It had a prominent location on Sheikh Salman Highway, which leads to a causeway linking Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.
The mosque was one of at least 30 religious sites, all of them Shia, which were destroyed over a two-month period at the height of anti-government uprising three years ago.
Continue reading at:
BBC News - Razed mosque symbol of divided Bahrain
