Bahrain Study & Guide - AllRefer - Bahrain Information

* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o TRADE IN THE GULF
o THE GULF IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
o EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM
+ Sunni Islam
+ Shia Islam
+ The Spread of Islam
o THE GULF IN THE MIDDLE AGES
o THE AGE OF COLONIALISM
o WAHHABI ISLAM AND THE GULF
o TREATIES WITH THE BRITISH
o DISCOVERY OF OIL
o INDEPENDENCE
o DEVELOPMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
o TRIBAL NATURE OF GULF SOCIETY
* Bahrain
o Bahrain -- Country Profile
+ COUNTRY
+ GEOGRAPHY
+ SOCIETY
+ ECONOMY
+ TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
+ GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
+ NATIONAL SECURITY
o Bahrain -- Geography and Population
+ Geography
+ Climate
+ Population
o Bahrain -- Society
+ Education
+ Health and Welfare
o Bahrain -- The Economy
+ Agriculture and Fishing
+ Petroleum Industry
+ Other Industry
+ Labor
+ Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Banking and Finance
+ Budget
+ Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments
o Bahrain -- Government and Politics
+ The Constitutional Experiment
+ Legal System
+ The Media
o Bahrain -- Foreign Relations
* Regional and National Security Considerations
o Historical Overview
+ Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88
+ Persian Gulf War, 1991
o Territorial Disputes
o Regional Security Problems
o Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
o Military Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
o Kuwait
+ Background
+ Organization and Mission of the Forces
+ Role of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
+ Personnel, Training, and Recruitment
+ Internal Security
+ Police and the Criminal Justice System
+ Human Rights Practices
o Bahrain
+ Persian Gulf War
+ Internal Security
o Qatar
o United Arab Emirates
+ Background
+ Organization and Equipment
+ The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War
+ Internal Security Problems
o Oman
+ Background
+ Mission of the Armed Forces
+ Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
+ Omani Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991
+ Internal Security
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary