Bahrain’s war on religious freedom: Prayer banned in historic mosque

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The regime in Bahrain has once again prevented citizens from praying in the Barbaghi historic mosque. The mosque is one of the 30  mosques that were  demolished during the state of emergency following the 2011 uprising.The Bahraini Regime has deliberately blocked citizens from reaching the site of the demolished mosque by besieging the area with barbed wires. The regime forces were heavily deployed  to forcefully impose the authority’s  plan to relocate the mosque  from its original place Activists say the relocation comes within attempts to uproot historic milestones. However, the relocation of the mosque is religiously unacceptable and is against religious freedom that is guaranteed by international covenants.Al-Barbaghi mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Bahrain and was built over 400 years ago. It contains a grave of an old Islamic Scholar and which destroyed as well.