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A critical reflection on the Bahraini revolution

By Zahra Abbas Contents page Acknowledgments 1 - Background - Introduction - Literature Review - Methodology - Method - Applying Methods - Data analysis -Media Representations -Political and Economical Relations -Foreign Relations -Causes and Consequences - Conclusion - Appendices - Bibliography

Acknowledgments Firstly I would like to thank Sayed Ahmed, for providing me with the contact details of some of my participants, also, the Bahraini poet, Taher Adel for his participation in this project; he has been an inspiration to myself and many others. I have always wanted to directly speak or meet Maryam Alkhawaja, I think I can say this on behalf of many, that her respectable family have been a symbol of dignity and freedom, and so I would like to thank her for giving me the time to interview her. I appreciate that my kind participants, Suhail Algosaibi, Abbas Busafwan, Dominic Kavakeb and Mohammed Sadiq, despite their busy schedules, have helped me gather the information I need by answering my questions. To all those who have supported me, in particular, Yasmin Gunaratnam, who advised me during the process of my

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