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time of Shaikh Isa, and he left Bahrain the last
time in order to avoid further criminal proceedings.

He. has always had a great deal of influence among the
Bahama in certain districts and since his return from
Iraq his authority seems to have increased, His
prestige is far greater among the Bahama than that

of either of the authorised Kadis and he uses his
influence to undermine their authority and also to
damage the Shia T7akf Department, Although he is

an old man he is extremely active and he travels round
the Banarna villages preaching in the mosques on
Friday and usurping the privileges of the official

Kadis who naturally resent and fear his presence
in Bahrain.
Dawasirs and mainland Arabs. There is no sign

of the Dawasir returning to Bahrain and at present
this event is most unlikely as the chief men of the
tribe are heavily in debt to various Bahrain merchants

qnd if they brought their boats and divers back to
Bahrain they would almost certainly be forced to hand
them over to the Bahrain merchants in settlement of

their diving claims.
There have been no further developments with regard
to the Qatar Arabs who proposed migrating to 3ahrain

and very little had been heard of the Shia Bahama
resident on the Persian coast who came to Bahrain in
large numbers to obtain nationality documents during

the previous year. A certain number of Shias from
Katif, of Bahrain stock, have come to Bahrain but the
local Government does not allow able bodied men to leave

that country. !
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