The ʾAkhbāri's are a minority of Twelver Shia Muslims who follow the Quran and Hadith, and unlike the majority Usuli branch of Shi'ism, reject the use of reasoning in deriving verdicts in Islamic jurisprudence.
Khuzestani Arabic is a dialect of Gelet (Southern) Mesopotamian Arabic spoken by the Iranian Arabs in Khuzestan Province of Iran. Whilst being a southern Mesopotamian Arabic dialect, it has many similarities with Gulf Arabic in neighbouring Kuwait. It has subsequently had a long history of contact with the Persian language, leading to several changes. The main changes are in word order, noun–noun and noun–adjective attribution constructions, definiteness marking, complement clauses, and discourse markers and connectors.
The Baharna are the indigenous Shia Muslim inhabitants of Bahrain who inhabited the area before the arrival of Sunni Muslim Arab tribes from Najd, particularly by Banu Utbah in the 18th century which the Bahraini royal family is from. They are generally regarded by scholars and Bahraini people to be the original inhabitants of the Bahrain archipelago. Most Shi'i Bahraini citizens are Baharna. Regions with most of the population are in Eastern Arabia, with historical diaspora populations in Kuwait,, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, the western coast of Iran, and United States. Some Bahrainis are from other parts of the world too.
Bahrani Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken by the Baharna in Eastern Arabia and Oman. In Bahrain, the dialect is primarily spoken in Shia villages and some parts of Manama. In Saudi Arabia, the dialect is spoken in the governorate of Qatif.
Ramin Bahrani is an Iranian-American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert ranked Bahrani's Chop Shop (2007) as the sixth-best film of the 2000s, calling him "the new director of the decade". Bahrani was the recipient of the 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship. Bahrani is a professor of film directing at his alma mater, the Columbia University School of the Arts.
Ramin or Rameen, transliterated from Rāmin, is a Persian masculine given name of Zoroastrian origin. It is also an occasional surname. Notable people with the name include:
1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain was the invasion of Bahrain in 1717 by the Sultanate of Oman, bringing an end to the 115-year rule by the eroding Safavid dynasty. Following the Afghan invasion of Iran at the beginning of the 18th century which weakened the Safavids, the Omani forces were able to undermine Safavid rule in Bahrain and culminated in the victory for the Yaruba dynasty rulers of Oman.
Yūsuf ibn ʾAḥmad (1695–1772) was a Bahraini theologian and a key figure in the intellectual development of Twelver Shia Islam.
The ethnic groups in the Middle East in the 'transcontinental' region commonly known with its geopolitical term; the Middle East which includes Western Asia and areas close to West Asia such as Cyprus. The region has historically been a crossroad of different cultures and languages. Since the 1960s, the changes in political and economic factors have significantly altered the ethnic composition of groups in the region. While some ethnic groups have been present in the region for millennia, others have arrived fairly recently through immigration. The largest socioethnic groups in the region are Arabs, Turks, Persians, Kurds, and Azerbaijanis but there are dozens of other ethnic groups which have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of members.
Meysam, Maitham or Maytham is an internationally used male name given name originating from the Semitic languages. The name comes from the Arabic root w-th-m and means crushing as in the sound made by the hooves of a horse or camel.
Peninsular Arabic are the varieties of Arabic spoken throughout the Arabian Peninsula. This includes the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Southern Iran, and Southern Iraq.
Makineh-ye Bahrani is a village in Seyyed Abbas Rural District, Shavur District, Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61, in 8 families.
Shia Islam in Bahrain is estimated to be approximately 70% of the Muslim population in Bahrain. This number is disputed, with the Sunni royal family placing it closer to half, some surveys estimating it to be 62%, and most sources placing the estimate somewhere near 70% of the Muslim population. This number may no longer be accurate due to the increasing rates of naturalization of Sunni migrants in Bahrain. Most major mosques in the country are Shia, however, the ruling family practices Sunni Islam. According to the Washington Institute, the views of Shia and Sunni leaders in Bahrain are similar to their Arab neighboring countries.
The Flag Bearer is a 1984 film by the Iranian director Shahriar Bahrani. Bahrani also wrote the script for the film which was lensed by Abbas Soleimani. Abbas Naseri, Dehkharghani Seyed, Ahmad Mir, Alaei Reza Agharabi, Hojjatollah Goodarzi starred in the principal roles. Set during the Iran Iraq war, the film is an early example of Sacred Defence cinema.
The Passage is a 1986 film by the Iranian director Shahriar Bahrani. Bahrani also scripted the film which was lensed by Homayoun Payvar. Set during the Iran Iraq war, it is an example of Sacred Defence cinema.
Mohammad Bahrani is an Iranian voice actor, puppeteer, actor, director, presenter, and poet. Best known for his voice acting improvisations as one of the most popular adult puppets in the history of the Iranian television Jenab Khan ; who is originally from southern Iran, speaks Persian with the heavy regional accent, and performs rhythmic songs with typical southern Iranian tone. Due to his profound sense of humor, he gradually became the critical voice of the people in contrast to power. Bahrani is also known for voice acting as two characters, Aghoye Hamsadeh and Baabaee, in an Iranian famous children's television program Kolah Ghermezi.
Basil Al-Bahrani is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Batin. Apart from being a professional footballer, he is one of the owners of Al Othaim Mall.
