As sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shiites escalate in Bahrain, NDI's resident director for the Gulf states, Staci Haag, comments on the division.
"Bahrain society generally is made up of a lot of moderate people," Haag says. "But if you create divisions, then you also have moderate Sunnis who are pushed more toward the government side, because this creates a sense of fear between the two communities, and people are quite frankly forced to pick sides."
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