Bahrain, an island Emirate in the Persian Gulf
Emir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Kalifa (center)
Al-Fateh Mosque, Manama, Bahrain
studying the Koran
(from the Ethnographic section of the National Museum)
More Photos from the National Museum
Pipelines for crude oil going to the refinery
looking at jewelry in the market
More Photos of the Market and the People of Bahrain
a country of Camels
More Photos of Camels in Bahrain
Arad Fort
More Photos of the island forts and buildings
mosque at prayer time
a front door
a back door
all life changed in Bahrain
when oil was discovered
(plaque at well Number 1.)
the recipients of much of the wealth
other Middle East countries
The Middle East largely consists of Muslim countries:
 | 
Bahrain |
| 
Egypt |
| 
Iran |
| 
Jordan |
| 
Kuwait |
| 
Oman |
| 
Palestine |
| 
Qatar |
| 
Saudi Arabia |
| 
Syria |
|  The Yemen |
| United
Arab Emirates
|
Some of the exceptions are the Christian country of:
| Georgia |
the Jewish state of:
| Israel |
and a country with 17 different religious communities
| Lebanon |
