Manama Scene

Near the center of this shot is the mosque at the west end of the Sheikh Hamad Causeway, which is often a starting point for protests. Looming over it in the background are the still unfinished towers of Bahrain's World Trade Center, which will figure into my forthcoming post "Bahrain: ...And Every Land Karbala." To the left is a new playground for children in the Shi'ite neighborhood of Ras Rummaan.