Tell the US and Bahrain Governments: Free Our Friend

The Fullness of Time Blog ^ | 04/06/2011 | Scott Waalkes

[USArmySpouse]

"Among those arrested, for no good reason, was a good friend of our family: Shubbar (prounounced SHOE-bar) Hameed Ebrahim (right), aged 35. Shubbar is a beloved husband to his wife and father to two adorable young boys (left). He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kuwait University and an MBA from Bowling Green State University (2008) in Ohio, USA. Until Sunday night, he was working as a quality control engineer in Bahrain.

But at 11:30 pm on Sunday, April 3, masked security forces burst into his house. His wife, who also studied at Bowling Green, described the scene to me in an email:

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...One man pulled me from my hair down the stairs and another began threatening, but we don't know where my father was. They just could not believe us. They began beating Shubbar in front of me, but I could not help because I don't know. After that, they handcuffed him, masked his face and dragged him to an unknown place after around [two hours of] of insults and violence. One of them told me, "I will fire your beloved from his work; you should die from hunger."

[USArmySpouse]

A friend shared this with me. They are trying to spread the word about the situation in Bahrain and get some media coverage about what happened to this man.

I thought I would post it here since I know so many of you are great at pushing stories and getting the info out.

Thanks for any help.