Shawn Baldwin

Bahrain

Hundreds of burial mounds sit in a field beside the Shiite neighborhood of A'Ali in Bahrain. The houses in the background were built by wealth landowners on top hundreds of other burial mounds. There is a great clash of values taking place in Bahrain, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition. September 2009.

A young Bahraini boy walks past a fire started by protestors during clashes with police following an anti-government protest in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Shortly after the brief protest asking for the release of prisoners, riot police moved in and held street battles with the youths that lasted for hours. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
   
Dozens of young Bahraini boys protest while holding up a picture of a boy who was arrested by the police in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
  
Masked Bahraini's burn tires and rubbish while blocking a street in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
     
  
A Bahraini man holds up a picture of a boy being held in police custody during an anti-government protest in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Shortly after the brief protest riot police moved in and held street battles with the youths that lasted for hours. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
   
Bahraini women holds up pictures of boys being held in police custody during an anti-government protest in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Shortly after the brief protest riot police moved in and held street battles with the youths that lasted for hours. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
   
A young masked Bahraini man throws a metal rod at police during clashes following an anti-government protest in the Shiite village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Shortly after the brief protest asking for the release of prisoners, riot police moved in and held street battles with the youths that lasted for hours. Bahrain has undergone weeks of nightly anti-government riots sparked by the arrest of three prominent Shiite opposition figures. March 2009.
     
  
Hundreds of burial mounds sit in a field beside the Shiite neighborhood of A'Ali in Bahrain. The houses in the background were built by wealth landowners on top hundreds of other burial mounds. There is a great clash of values taking place in Bahrain, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition. September 2009.
  
Fisherman chat after returning to port as construction continues (in the background) on buidlings in the financial district in Manama, Bahrain. At back is a traditional boat. There is a great clash of values taking place in Bahrain, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition. September 2009.
  
A man standing on a burial mound often referred to as a 'Royal Tomb' holds the remains of the tomb in the Shiite neighborhood of A'Ali in Bahrain. September 2009.
     
  
A man makes his way past a burial mound often referred to as the 'Royal Tombs' in the Shiite neighborhood of A'Ali in Bahrain. There is a great clash of values taking place in Bahrain, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition. September 2009.
  
Men beat their chests as they march outside of a mosque (back) on the anniversary of the death of the Shiite saint Imam Ali in a Shiite neighborhood of A'Ali in Bahrain. September 2009.
  
A man and two boys make their way past fast food restaurants inside a mall in Manama, Bahrain. There is a great clash of values taking place in Bahrain, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition. September 2009.