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'File 32/10 (4/18) Muharram Processions' [33r] (65/90)
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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obey all directions given to them by the police,
that they would be responsible if any trouble took
place and that no weapons would be carried. Three
of the Bahama matems agreed to these conditions and
appeared on the 10th as usual. The heads of the
Persian matem and the Bin Rejab matems refused the
conditions and took no part in the procession.
Proceedings against 19 persons, Bahrain subjects,
are now proceeding in the Bahrain Court but the case
is difficult to deal with as owing to the darkness
and the general confusion it was difficult at the
time for the police to recognise the men who were
most aggressive. Several people seem to have taken
the opportunity to get their own back on others with
whom they were on bad terms and the evidence is diffi
cult to disentangle.
Shaikhs Mohomed Abdullah and Sulman have discussed
the matter with me and they would like to persuade
His Highness to obtain a "fatwah" from the Shia Ulema
in Iraq as to the undesirability of Muharram proces
sions. Armed with this they would forbid all such
processions in future. The leading Bahama however
are seriously disturbed at the prospect of the Sunni
government interfering in what they regard as a reli
gious rite. It is being suggested that the whole
affair was staged in order to give the government an
opportunity of curtailing the activities of t'he Shias,
this is of course entirely untrue.
I consider personally that processions at night
through the narrow lanes and alleys in the middle of
the town are liable to lead to trouble but that th< S
day time procession under supervision is not; liabl e i- 0
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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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