{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Proposed new law seeks to separate politics and religion' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54cb0fd8eafeecae1a0e70' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54cb0fd8eafeecae1a0e70' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nProposed new law seeks to separate politics and religion\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eLEAD INPolitically active Bahraini clerics are being told to make a choice - religion or politics - because combining the two will soon not be tolerated.A new law requiring individuals to quit formal religious posts should they choose to...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD INPolitically active Bahraini clerics are being told to make a choice - religion or politics - because combining the two will soon not be tolerated.A new law requiring individuals to quit formal religious posts should they choose to participate in a political society or enter politics, has been approved by parliament and is expected to be formally passed in June. STORY-LINEThe call to prayers is heard and the faithful rush to Friday prayers at Manama's Al-Fateh Grand Mosque.They listen to the day's sermon delivered by preachers.Friday sermons have sometimes formed an important forum for political statements.But not for much longer.The imminent new law also bars clerics from delivering political or divisive sermons or speeches. Opponents call the amendments unconstitutional and incompatible with Islamic religious duties in a society in which religion is woven through all aspects of daily life. Even secular politicians and analysts who support such a separation wonder how the law will be applied. \"I actually support a law that will make it very clear that if you're in politics, you're in politics, if you're in religion, you're in religion, and that is universally applied, and that there is an equality before the law. My worry is, really, that this law is going to be used, further used, by officials against only the opposition political society Al-Wefaq,\" says Mansour al-Jamri, a Bahraini political analyst and the Editor-in-Chief of the independent Al-Wasat newspaper. \"But other political parties who have dominated politics, but dominated on the side of what is desired by the government, will be saved, basically, and they will continue to do whatever they are doing,\" al-Jamri feels.Because of a 2014 election boycott by the opposition, the parliament that passed the amendments is generally supportive of government decisions. Al-Jamri expects, and pro-government newspaper reports suggest, sitting lawmakers who are clerics won't be affected by the new law. \"At the moment, all those people who are in parliament are favoured by the authorities, and therefore, I think they will let them go, I mean. But, say for example, in the future there is Mr. So-and-So, who is undesirable, who is also a naughty person doing lots of things, then the full force of law will be applied against him,\" al-Jamri says.The law appears to be aimed more at the political societies.In Bahrain, political societies essentially act as political parties, voicing positions, backing candidates in municipal and parliamentary elections or calling election boycotts, and seeking to influence public policy. Clerics often run for, and win, political office or endorse candidates.There are two Islamic political societies that tend to support government positions, and they count Sunni clerics among their members.  But the largest political society is the opposition Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, led by jailed Shiite cleric and former member of parliament Sheikh Ali Salman, and backed by Bahrain's top Shiite religious figure, Ayatollah Isa Qassim. Many Shiite clerics are among its members.Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, a senior Al-Wefaq official, says the new law violates a constitutional requirement that all citizens be treated equally and will only worsen the country's political situation.\"Clerics are part of this society, and they are citizens in this community, they are as other citizens are and they do what others do,\" al-Khayat says.\"Excluding clerics in enacting this law - it is not a way out of the political situation that the country is living. There is a political crisis in this country. The political crisis is not made by clerics. The political crisis is created by the political situation and plays out on the ground by those who make the decisions,\" he adds.Bahrain has seen low-level unrest since quashing a 2011 Arab Spring uprising, and many opposition activists - including some clerics -are in jail. Bahraini Shiites' claims of discrimination have fuelled off-and-on rebellions against the Sunni monarchy for decades.Sheikh al-Khayat will not directly say how he and other clerics within Al-Wefaq will respond if the new law is enforced or what steps Al-Wefaq might take to counter it. But he insists he has a duty as a Muslim to criticise and correct in peaceful ways.But there are those who are cautiously optimistic about the changes it could potentially bring.Radhi al-Mousawi's secular opposition Waad society has aligned itself with Al-Wefaq and other opposition groups through the Arab Spring. Al-Mousawi took over duties as Secretary-General from Waad's secular Sunni Muslim leader, Ibrahim Sharif, who has been in jail for most of the past five years on political offences. Al-Mousawi says clerics should not use their religious positions to further divide the society. He also criticises the common practice of opposition and pro-government clerics campaigning from the pulpit. The new law, he feels, could gain respect if correctly implemented and enforced.\"If it's going to be selectively enforced and be used to put more pressure on the opposition political parties, then I think it will be divisive,\" he cautions.Enforcement of the law would begin in June, but existing political societies would receive an unspecified grace period to comply, according to a report in the pro-government Gulf Daily News newspaper.LEAD INPolitically active Bahraini clerics are being told to make a choice - religion or politics - because combining the two will soon not be tolerated.A new law requiring individuals to quit formal religious posts should they choose to participate in a political society or enter politics, has been approved by parliament and is expected to be formally passed in June. STORY-LINEThe call to prayers is heard and the faithful rush to Friday prayers at Manama's Al-Fateh Grand Mosque.They listen to the day's sermon delivered by preachers.Friday sermons have sometimes formed an important forum for political statements.But not for much longer.The imminent new law also bars clerics from delivering political or divisive sermons or speeches. Opponents call the amendments unconstitutional and incompatible with Islamic religious duties in a society in which religion is woven through all aspects of daily life. Even secular politicians and analysts who support such a separation wonder how the law will be applied. \"I actually support a law that will make it very clear that if you're in politics, you're in politics, if you're in religion, you're in religion, and that is universally applied, and that there is an equality before the law. My worry is, really, that this law is going to be used, further used, by officials against only the opposition political society Al-Wefaq,\" says Mansour al-Jamri, a Bahraini political analyst and the Editor-in-Chief of the independent Al-Wasat newspaper. \"But other political parties who have dominated politics, but dominated on the side of what is desired by the government, will be saved, basically, and they will continue to do whatever they are doing,\" al-Jamri feels.Because of a 2014 election boycott by the opposition, the parliament that passed the amendments is generally supportive of government decisions. Al-Jamri expects, and pro-government newspaper reports suggest, sitting lawmakers who are clerics won't be affected by the new law. \"At the moment, all those people who are in parliament are favoured by the authorities, and therefore, I think they will let them go, I mean. But, say for example, in the future there is Mr. So-and-So, who is undesirable, who is also a naughty person doing lots of things, then the full force of law will be applied against him,\" al-Jamri says.The law appears to be aimed more at the political societies.In Bahrain, political societies essentially act as political parties, voicing positions, backing candidates in municipal and parliamentary elections or calling election boycotts, and seeking to influence public policy. Clerics often run for, and win, political office or endorse candidates.There are two Islamic political societies that tend to support government positions, and they count Sunni clerics among their members.  But the largest political society is the opposition Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, led by jailed Shiite cleric and former member of parliament Sheikh Ali Salman, and backed by Bahrain's top Shiite religious figure, Ayatollah Isa Qassim. Many Shiite clerics are among its members.Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, a senior Al-Wefaq official, says the new law violates a constitutional requirement that all citizens be treated equally and will only worsen the country's political situation.\"Clerics are part of this society, and they are citizens in this community, they are as other citizens are and they do what others do,\" al-Khayat says.\"Excluding clerics in enacting this law - it is not a way out of the political situation that the country is living. There is a political crisis in this country. The political crisis is not made by clerics. The political crisis is created by the political situation and plays out on the ground by those who make the decisions,\" he adds.Bahrain has seen low-level unrest since quashing a 2011 Arab Spring uprising, and many opposition activists - including some clerics -are in jail. Bahraini Shiites' claims of discrimination have fuelled off-and-on rebellions against the Sunni monarchy for decades.Sheikh al-Khayat will not directly say how he and other clerics within Al-Wefaq will respond if the new law is enforced or what steps Al-Wefaq might take to counter it. But he insists he has a duty as a Muslim to criticise and correct in peaceful ways.But there are those who are cautiously optimistic about the changes it could potentially bring.Radhi al-Mousawi's secular opposition Waad society has aligned itself with Al-Wefaq and other opposition groups through the Arab Spring. Al-Mousawi took over duties as Secretary-General from Waad's secular Sunni Muslim leader, Ibrahim Sharif, who has been in jail for most of the past five years on political offences. Al-Mousawi says clerics should not use their religious positions to further divide the society. He also criticises the common practice of opposition and pro-government clerics campaigning from the pulpit. The new law, he feels, could gain respect if correctly implemented and enforced.\"If it's going to be selectively enforced and be used to put more pressure on the opposition political parties, then I think it will be divisive,\" he cautions.Enforcement of the law would begin in June, but existing political societies would receive an unspecified grace period to comply, according to a report in the pro-government Gulf Daily News newspaper.Manama, Bahrain - 27 May 20161. Wide pan of exterior of the Al-Fateh Grand Mosque, worshippers hurrying for Friday prayers, security UPSOUND: (Arabic) Islamic call to prayers2. Wide of worshippers arriving for prayers at the mosque UPSOUND: (Arabic) sermon heard through loudspeakers3. Mid of worshippers entering mosque UPSOUND: (Arabic) sermon heard through loudspeakers4. Close of man listening to sermonManama, Bahrain - 26 May 20165. Wide of a Manama mosque with the twin towers of the Bahrain World Trade Center visible beyond6. Construction site, wide of Manama skyline seen in the distance7. Wide of Manama skyline with construction site in foreground8. Mid of construction workers at a new building site9. Close of Bahraini flags Shakhoura, Bahrain - 28 May 201610. Set up of political analyst Mansour al-Jamri entering Al-Wasat newspaper building11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mansour al-Jamri, Political Analyst and Editor-in-Chief of the independent Al-Wasat newspaper:\"I actually support a law that will make it very clear that if you're in politics, you're in politics, if you're in religion, you're in religion, and that is universally applied, and that there is an equality before the law. My worry is, really, that this law is going to be used, further used, by officials against only the opposition political society Al-Wefaq, and maybe, maybe there are others. But other political parties who have dominated politics, but dominated on the side of what is desired by the government, will be saved, basically, and they will continue to do whatever they are doing.\"12. Close of a framed front page of Al-Wasat newspaper with headlines about a past opposition election boycott and a picture of al-Jamri with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mansour al-Jamri, Political Analyst and Editor-in-Chief of the independent Al-Wasat newspaper:\"At the moment, all those people who are in parliament are favoured by the authorities, and therefore, I think they will let them go, I mean. But, say for example, in the future there is Mr. So-and-So, who is undesirable, who is also a naughty person doing lots of things, then the full force of law will be applied against him.\"Manama, Bahrain - 26 May 201614. Wide exterior of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society's offices15. Close of society's sign with logo16. Close of Wefaq members waiting in lobby. UPSOUND: (Arabic) Call to prayers17. Mid of Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, senior official with Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, arriving at office18. Close of al-Khayat praying with others at the Al-Wefaq offices19. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, Senior official with Al-Wefaq political society:\"Clerics are part of this society, and they are citizens in this community, they are as other citizens are and they do what others do.\" 20. Mid of Al-Wefaq member, a cleric, checking his phone, photos on the wall behind him are of jailed Al-Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman21. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, Senior official with Al-Wefaq political society: \"Excluding clerics in enacting this law - it is not a way out of the political situation in which the country is living. There is a political crisis in this country. The political crisis is not made by clerics. The political crisis is created by the political situation and plays out on the ground by those who make the decisions.\"22. Close of model of a fishing dhow with image of Al-Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman and the society's logo23. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheikh Jassim al-Khayat, Senior official with Al-Wefaq:\"In the current situation, I don't see that this law can be implemented. Why? Because we are in between two things, between the law and those who are breaking the legal constitution of this country. It is against the international laws and it is against the signed international commitments that Bahrain made. At the same time, I have a duty in front of my God, almighty, not only as a cleric but like any Muslim person, I believe that guiding toward good and preventing bad is a duty for every Muslim.\"Manama, Bahrain - 25 May 201624. Mid of posters on interior doors of secular opposition Waad political society, including images of jailed former Waad leader Ibrahim Sharif and jailed Al-Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman, calling for their release25. Mid of Waad Secretary-General Radhi al-Mousawi working at his desk, painting on the wall of Sharif and the late leader of Waad, Abdul-Rahman al-Naimi26. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Radhi al-Mousawi, Secretary-General of Waad political society:\"If this law can be carried out the right way, then first the field must be opened widely for election contests and political contests and for freedom of speech and giving opinions in the official media, which means radio and TV do not belong to the government, they belong to the country. And there is a difference between the country and the government.\" 27. Close pan of a collage of images and headlines about opposition political activities, with the large images of al-Naimi (left) and Sharif (right)28. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Radhi al-Mousawi, Secretary-General of Waad political society:\"If it's going to be selectively enforced and be used to put more pressure on the opposition political parties, then I think it will be divisive.\"Dumistan, Bahrain - 27 May 2016++DUSK SHOTS++29. Wide of mosque exterior UPSOUND: (Arabic) call to prayers30. 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