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The story on Bahrain: current issues, how a minority Sunni family rules over a majority of Shiites, and Bahrain's place in the Persian Gulf's geopolitics--caught between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Bahrain: Shiite Majority, Sunni Rule
Bahrain is the last country in the Middle East with a majority Shiite population still ruled by a minority, and authoritarian, Sunni family. The small Persian Gulf country is a study in restlessness.

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