Isa al-Jowder

Isa al-Jowder

Sheikh Isa Abdullah Al Jowder (ArB|عيسى عبدالله الجودر) is a Sunni cleric and nationalist political activist in Bahrain. He is a member of the Haq Movement. He was a signatory to both the 1992 and the 1994 petitions calling on the then Amir to reinstate the authority of the 1973 elected parliament (dissolved by Amiri decree in 1975).

He was briefly arrested by the government during the 1990s Uprising.

He comes from the village of Galali on Muharraq Island.

References

* [http://www.alwasatnews.com:8811/topic.asp?tID=100490&mydate=05-31-2006 The cleric who engineered petitions from the heart of Galali village] , Al Wasat newspaper, 31 May 2006 (Arabic)
* [http://mahmood.tv/2006/10/08/we-need-a-tutu-here-too/ We need a Tutu here too]
* [http://www.smi.uib.no/pao/khalap.html 1992 Petition for Reforms to Amir of Bahrain]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1153762714649320089&q=bahrain Bahrain Struggle for Democratic Reforms (documentary film)]


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