An island kingdom in the Arabian Gulf where the Shia Muslim majority are ruled by a family from the Sunni minority. Where people fighting for democratic rights broke the barriers of fear, only to find themselves alone and crushed.
This is the Arab revolution that was abandoned by the Arabs, forsaken by the West and forgotten by the world.
This Al Jazeera production has won 7 international journalism, film, and television awards, including:
The George Polk Award in Journalism
The Grand Prize at the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
The U.K. Foreign Press Association’s Documentary of the Year award, 2011
The Scripps Howard Jack R. Howard Award
The Amnesty International Media Award
The Golden Nymph at the Monte Carlo TV Festival
The Cine Golden Eagle Award
It was also nominated for a BAFTA and a Royal Television Society Award.
| Duration: | 50:56 |
| Country: | Bahrain |
| Language: | EN |
| Resolution max: | 720p |
| Video Source: | YouTube |
| Provided by: | Al Jazeera English |
| Published on: | 2011-08-19 |
| Rating: |  
Rate video Ø Rating: 4.90 |
| Category: | People Politics |
| Topic: | Shia Muslim |
