- ... that due to the large number of pilgrims who visit Bahrain during Muharram (Muharram procession pictured), the country has been referred to as the "Karbala of the Gulf"?
- ... that The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Imam Zayn al-Abidin contain different prayers to be recited in accordance with one's present mood?
- ... that Shia cleric Abdul Amir al-Jamri succeeded in uniting Shia, secular and liberal forces during the 1990s uprising in Bahrain?