Global Scan
August 15, 2014
Earlier this week, the US considered the possibility of sending American troops to rescue members of the Yazidi minority trapped by ISIS militants on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. Now, President Obama says the crisis has passed ... but others aren't so sure. And if you think women's rights are relatively new, guess again. And we explain why Ferguson, Missouri seems like a war zone, in today's Global Scan.
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Conflict & Justice
Iran and Saudi Arabia ratchet up long-simmering tensions over religious schism
PRI's The World
January 04, 2016
Tensions in the Persian Gulf are high after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran sees itself as the champion of Shiite Islam and is furious with the Saudi action. Saudi Arabia has retaliated by cutting off relations.
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Conflict & Justice
A Bahraini family keeps their son alive by following in the footsteps that led to his death
PRI's The World
October 18, 2013
Ahmed Ismail Hassan al Samadi was a 22-year-old citizen journalist who was shot and killed while filming a protest in Bahrain in 2012. Journalist Elizabeth Dickinson recounts the challenges Ahmed's family faced in their quest to finding answers about their son's death.
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Conflict & Justice
An American reporter speaks out about her detention in Bahrain
PRI's The World
March 01, 2016
Updated
Reporter Anna Therese Day and her camera crew were held in Bahrain for 48 hours. They were released after a back and forth between the US and Bahrain government.
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Conflict & Justice
Questions over Saudi support in Bahrain
PRI's The World
March 16, 2011
The World's Laura Lynch reports that Saudi Arabia's decision to send troops into Bahrain is causing concern as both Saudis and the wider world wonder whether the conflict in the island nation could escalate.
Conflict & Justice
Bahrain's Sunni Rulers Destroying Shiite Mosques
PRI's The World
May 12, 2011
The Sunni rulers in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain have been demolishing many of the country's Shiite mosques. Roy Gutman, Baghdad bureau chief for McClatchy newspapers, tells anchor Marco Werman that bulldozers often come in the middle of the night.
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Conflict & Justice
ISIS looks to spread its recruiting and violence to the Persian Gulf
Global Voices Online
October 01, 2014
A recent video from ISIS targeting recruits from Bahrain is part of an apparent new surge in calls for recruits from the Gulf states, where many observers think governments have turned a blind eye to extremism. And these new efforts are calling for people to take up arms at home, not just in Iraq or Syria.
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Conflict & Justice
Friday protests in the Arab world
PRI's The World
March 11, 2011
We get a roundup of other protests today in North Africa and the Middle East from reporters Sean Carberry in Bahrain, Laura Lynch in Saudi Arabia, and Ben Gilbert in Egypt.
Conflict & Justice
Protests on Anniversary of Bahrain Unrest
PRI's The World
February 14, 2012
This is the first anniversary if anti-government protests that rocked the tiny Gulf kingdom last February. Tuesday, the government deployed troops to prevent any gatherings marking the anniversary.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Al Jazeera America explains big data with help from a comic book artist
PRI's The World
November 13, 2014
"Term of Service" explores and answers question about big data. And it does it in a way where you can actually understand what it means and why you should care.
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Conflict & Justice
Saudis help Bahrain quell demonstrations
PRI's The World
March 14, 2011
Leaders in Bahrain have been trying to contain demonstrations in the last few weeks. So the ruling family appealed for help. They got it from Saudi Arabia. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Sean Carberry, of the PRI program "America Abroad."