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The article discusses the Shi'i-Bahraini al-Wefaq party and its involvement the uprising against the regime during the Arab Spring. It assessed the worldview of this political party and its approach towards Sunni-Shi'i relations within Bahrain.
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The article is important as it questions assumptions regarding the sectarian aspect of the Shi'i revolt during the Arab Spring.
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This page is a summary of: Al-Wefaq and the February 14 uprising: Islam, nationalism and democracy – the Shici-Bahraini discourse, Middle Eastern Studies, August 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00263206.2016.1198327.
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