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'File 32/10 (4/18) Muharram Processions' [30r] (59/90)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 6 Mar 1939-14 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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which produces the most elaborate procession. Each
procession carries out a kind of "follow my leader"
visiting all the other matems in turn. The men
enter the matem and circle round several times and
then pour out into the street.
This practice seems to have existed for about
25 years, before then processions were not allowed
by the Khalifah Shaikhs either at night or by day.
His Highness Shaikh Hamad, although a Sunni, is very
broadminded and averse to interfering in any way with
the religious liberty of his people. Every year
he lends some of his horses and camels to take part
in the procession. The band of the State Police
has taken part in the procession for several years.
Although many of the incidents and the figures repre
sented in the procession must be objectionable to the
Sunnis no complaint has been made on their grounds
an^Umany of the leading Arabs look on at the proces
sions which they regard merely as a spectacle.
During the ten days as many police as are avail
able are on duty in the Bahama (Shia) quarter of
Manamah where the matems are situated. On the last
two nights when processions take place and on the 10th
during the final day time procession the police acco.m-
pany and direct the processions and organise them
through the heads of the matems, so that no procession
comes in contact with the other. This part of the
town consists for the most part of narrow streets and
lanes which are not lit, some of the matems are close
together. In the last 20 years no serious incidents
have taken place during the night processions.
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This file contains correspondence related to Muharram processions performed by the Shia community in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence relates to the logistics of the processions including details of their routes.
In particular, the correspondence discusses the desire of foreigners resident in Bahrain to observe the processions and the complications that this caused. In this context, the file contains a copy of 'Instructions to be observed by those who wish to be present at future Muharram processions' written by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (ff 17-18). Also enclosed is a map of central Manama marking the area where Muharram processions occurred (folio 2).
The file also contains an account written by Belgrave of disturbances that occurred during the Muharram processions of 1942 (ff 28-34).
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- 1 file (45 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 45; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/819
- Title
- 'File 32/10 (4/18) Muharram Processions'
- Pages
- 5r:5v, 11r:11v, 14r:15v, 23r:24v, 28r:34v, 39r:39v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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