Sheikh Isa Abdullah Al Jowder ( ar, الشيخ عيسى عبدالله الجودر) was a

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

cleric and nationalist political activist in

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

. He was a member of the

Haq Movement The Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy ( ar, حركة حق حركة الحريات والديمقراطية) is an opposition political organization in Bahrain founded in November 2005 with Hasan Mushaima as its secretary general. Several of ...

. He was a signatory to both the 1992 and the 1994 petitions calling on the then

Amir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

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 had previously been arrested for his political activities in 1957, 1963 and 1968. He died on Saturday, September 24, 2011.الوسط العدد 3305 بتاريخ 25-09-2011م

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The cleric who engineered petitions from the heart of Galali village
'' Al Wasat'' newspaper, 31 May 2006 (Arabic)
Shaikh Isa al-Jowder: A Cleric and a Nationalist

Al-Waqt ''Al-Waqt'' ( ar, الوقت meaning ''The Time'') was a Bahraini Arabic-language daily newspaper. It was published between 2006 and 2010. History and profile ''Al Waqt'' was first published on 21 February 2006. Khawla Mattar was among the found ...

newspaper, 6 July 2007 (Arabic)
We need a Tutu here too

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jowder, Isa Bahraini activists Bahraini dissidents Bahraini Sunni Muslims Haq Movement politicians 2011 deaths Year of birth missing