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Bahraini Shiites’ Anti-Royal Graffiti Tells of Unhealed Rift
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The defaced walls of the Bahraini village of Burhama reflect the mounting tension between Muslims from the Shiite community and the Sunni-led royal family.
Every day, the village’s Shiites spray anti-monarchy graffiti on the facades of its buildings. And every day, the offensive language is concealed by police under a strip of white paint, until it reappears atop another white layer the next day.