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PATRON
His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Sulman A1 - Khalifa
Amir of the State of Bahrain.

Editorial early photographs of the region. In an effort

to encourage the recording of local scenes for
posterity, BHAS, at the same time, organized
a Photographic Competition.
Following the Society’s tradition of publish­
1980 has been a very successful year for the ing a calendar with illustrations relevant to
Society. Bahrain and the Arabian Gulf, our President,
We have, thanks to the Ministry of Informa­ Dr Kanoo has produced one for 1981 using
tion, acquired our own Clubhouse, and will, early maps of the Gulf.
in future, hold our talks, slide shows, films, Although there has been a hiatus in the
etc. there. We can now store our documents publishing of ‘Dilmun’ recently, we hope to
in a permanent home and start to build up a have regular issues of the journal in future.
library. We would like to thank all those who We would like to thank our magazine
kindly donated furniture and equipment.
contributors Molly Izzard, Ahmed Al-Fardan,
BHAS participated in Bahrain’s Islamic Patricia Gibbs and Peder Mortensen, translator
Exhibition commemorating the 15th century of T. Obu Sobu, photographer Chris Maier, layout
Islam by displaying various objects depicting designer Anne Homfray, cover designer Ahmed
aspects of Islamic art in everyday life. Al-Oraifi and proof reader Toni Bernardy.
We hosted Harvard Semitic Museum’s
Editor Paddy M. Simpson
‘Legacy of Light’ Exhibition which showed

Cover
i. One of the Dilmun Seals found in Bahrain in
President Dr Abdul Latif Kanoo
the 1950’s. These seals were used in Bahrain by
Vice President Dr Moh’d A1 Khosai traders 4,000 years ago.
*. The Bull’s Head found at the Temple of Barbar
Secretary Mrs Jean Hirst in Bahrain, dates from about 2.500 B.C.
s. The stone with a cuneiform, found in Bahrain
Treasurer Mr Norbert Papali in the 19th Century, tells of “the servant of the
god Inzak”. is known from the Babylonian
god-lists as the principal god of Dilmun. “Place
Honorary Members
of Rimum, servant of the god Inzak, of the
tribe of Aqarum.”
H. E. Shaikh Abdulaziz Mohamed Al-Khalifa
4. The Qibla Stone from the Suq A1 - Kamis
Mr. Thomas Geoffrey Bibby Mosque, indicates the direction of prayer.
Suq Al-Khamis is the oldest existing Moslem
Mr. Frederick Day building in Bahrain and dates from the 11th
■century.

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