[Fred Nerks]

BAHRAIN - History in Brief The island of Bahrain is originally thought to have torn off the Arabian peninsula in 6000 BC. The main island of Bahrain is known to have been inhabited since pre-historic times. Bahrain is known to have been a center for trade in the ancient world far back as 3000 BC. The Dilmun civilization founded in the Bronze Age lasted for over 2000 years. Dilmun developed as a center of trade and commerce because o fits location along the trade routes linking Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Indus Valley (India/Pakistan

http://www.sunfarm.com.bh/location.htm

Nothing to do with a bunch of parasitic nomadic camel and goat herding tribes (arabs) that roamed the desert around Mecca and Medina.

[ZULU]

O.K.

My geography is a LITTLE off.

Judging from the map, the island of Bahrain is pretty damn close to Saudi Arabia and the Bahrainians are not Lutheran Norweigans - they are Islamic Arabs.

It still surprises me that they have any interest in pre-Mohammadian history. Perhaps they are more open to inquiry than the Saudis - but being Muslim Arabs, I'm not sure that openness is universal there.

And what I said about tthe attitude of the "Kingdom" towards pre-Islamic History is accurate. The Wahhabists even destroyed Mohhammad's tomb when they took over there.