(Gulfweekly) In Bahrain Christians face a Challenge over Burials and Space

The 623rd and final burial plot was filled following a funeral in the Christian Cemetery in Salmabad at the weekend as church and community leaders wait anxiously on a promised donation of new land to come to fruition.

There is little room left to squeeze in any more deceased believers and digging up the footpaths may be the only choice. Otherwise, expats may have no alternative but to pay thousands of dinars to have the bodies of their loved ones repatriated to their home countries in Europe, Asia, Africa or the Americas.

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One comment on “(Gulfweekly) In Bahrain Christians face a Challenge over Burials and Space

  1. Jill Woodliff says:

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