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Moinak Sarma Roy
Moinak Sarma Roy

The Arab League suspended Syria for its brutal crackdown on protesters, but the author argues this is hypocritical because Bahrain engaged in a similarly murderous crackdown against its Shia majority population who face systemic discrimination. The Arab League is dominated by dictators propped up by the U.S. and Saudia Arabia, so it did not suspend Bahrain due to geopolitical pressures. The Arab League needs reforms to treat all members equally and stay relevant to democratic aspirations of Arab citizens.

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Sanctions on Syria : Hypocrisy of The Arab League So finally the Arab league has suspended Syria and put restrictions on it. The reason given is Syrian regime¡¯s brutal crackdown on its own people, fair enough but doesn¡¯t Bahrain also fit the bill on the same criteria. The problem with the Arab league is that the regimes which run the member states are nothing but dictators who survive on the support of the Americans. They enjoy little or no support in the arab streets, True the Syrian regime¡¯s crackdown has been particularly brutal but the scene is no different in Bahrain where a Sunni monarchy has been lording over the majority Shias for over 200 hundred years. The Shias have faced discrimination in jobs, healthcare etc in a country where they are in a overwhelming majority. What was their fault?. Demand for a
constitutional democracy, more jobs ,better healthcare. Is it a crime to question their regime and demand their rights?. But the answer which was given to them was in the form of a murderous crackdown. So now the question is why didn¡¯t the arab league suspend Bahrain, is it because of pressure from Saudi Arabia and US? Well then there is a urgent need to overhaul the league¡¯s system so that all member states are treated equally and to stay relevant in an environment where is a sweeping change in the mood of the people in the arab street.

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Sanctions on syria

  • 1. Sanctions on Syria : Hypocrisy of The Arab League So finally the Arab league has suspended Syria and put restrictions on it. The reason given is Syrian regime¡¯s brutal crackdown on its own people, fair enough but doesn¡¯t Bahrain also fit the bill on the same criteria. The problem with the Arab league is that the regimes which run the member states are nothing but dictators who survive on the support of the Americans. They enjoy little or no support in the arab streets, True the Syrian regime¡¯s crackdown has been particularly brutal but the scene is no different in Bahrain where a Sunni monarchy has been lording over the majority Shias for over 200 hundred years. The Shias have faced discrimination in jobs, healthcare etc in a country where they are in a overwhelming majority. What was their fault?. Demand for a
  • 2. constitutional democracy, more jobs ,better healthcare. Is it a crime to question their regime and demand their rights?. But the answer which was given to them was in the form of a murderous crackdown. So now the question is why didn¡¯t the arab league suspend Bahrain, is it because of pressure from Saudi Arabia and US? Well then there is a urgent need to overhaul the league¡¯s system so that all member states are treated equally and to stay relevant in an environment where is a sweeping change in the mood of the people in the arab street.