Ma'ameer (Arabic: المعامير) is a village in Bahrain. Nationally, the village is known for its Industrial Area, which consists of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) refinery and a large number of factories, production units such as Awal Ready-mixed Concrete (ARMCON), Eastern Asphalt, Gulf Petrochemical Industrial Corp (GPIC), Aluminium Bahrain and Al Zamil Aluminium. Villagers have long complained of health problems as a result of pollution from the Industrial Area.
Since the start of the 2011-2012 Bahraini uprising, unrest became more common in villages containing large Shia population, with Ma'ameer being one of those villages. Clashes between security forces and anti-government rioters and vandals continued throughout the uprising with riot police often being attacked by Molotov cocktails and blunt weapons. At least two people from the village died during the uprising.[citation needed]
Pollutionedit
Villagers in Ma'ameer have long complained of air and sea pollution as a result of the factories present in the Industrial Area.[1] Villagers allege that fumes, smoke and gases with strong smells, from the factories, have led to a spike in the number of long-term illnesses emerging in the village, and had also led to the death of several people in the village over the past years.[1] They also allege that the discharge of waste from ALBA and GPIC factories into the sea, off the village's coast, has led to the death of aquatic life in the sea.[1]
Villagers have formed the Ma'ameer Environmentalist Committee (MEC) which actively campaigns, both in Bahrain and abroad, for greater pollution controls in the village and the country.[1][2] The MEC regularly calls upon the Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife, which is responsible for the environment in the country, to take action over the pollution.[1] In 2006, Bahrain's lower house of parliament ruled that BAPCO had to pay compensation to villagers who had skin allergy, cancer, miscarriages or other environment-related diseases. Parliament also ordered BAPCO to finance awareness campaigns and studies in the village.[3]
ameer, arabic, المعامير, village, bahrain, nationally, village, known, industrial, area, which, consists, bahrain, petroleum, company, bapco, refinery, large, number, factories, production, units, such, awal, ready, mixed, concrete, armcon, eastern, asphalt, g. Ma ameer Arabic المعامير is a village in Bahrain Nationally the village is known for its Industrial Area which consists of the Bahrain Petroleum Company BAPCO refinery and a large number of factories production units such as Awal Ready mixed Concrete ARMCON Eastern Asphalt Gulf Petrochemical Industrial Corp GPIC Aluminium Bahrain and Al Zamil Aluminium Villagers have long complained of health problems as a result of pollution from the Industrial Area Ma ameerVillageNickname s Princess Ma ameer المعامير الأميرة Al Ma ameer Al AmeeraMa ameerLocation in BahrainCoordinates 26 8 3 N 50 36 47 E 26 13417 N 50 61306 E 26 13417 50 61306CountryBahrainDemonymMa ameeri Contents 1 History 1 1 Ma ameer during the 2011 2012 uprising 2 Pollution 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMa ameer during the 2011 2012 uprising edit Since the start of the 2011 2012 Bahraini uprising unrest became more common in villages containing large Shia population with Ma ameer being one of those villages Clashes between security forces and anti government rioters and vandals continued throughout the uprising with riot police often being attacked by Molotov cocktails and blunt weapons At least two people from the village died during the uprising citation needed Pollution editVillagers in Ma ameer have long complained of air and sea pollution as a result of the factories present in the Industrial Area 1 Villagers allege that fumes smoke and gases with strong smells from the factories have led to a spike in the number of long term illnesses emerging in the village and had also led to the death of several people in the village over the past years 1 They also allege that the discharge of waste from ALBA and GPIC factories into the sea off the village s coast has led to the death of aquatic life in the sea 1 Villagers have formed the Ma ameer Environmentalist Committee MEC which actively campaigns both in Bahrain and abroad for greater pollution controls in the village and the country 1 2 The MEC regularly calls upon the Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources Environment and Wildlife which is responsible for the environment in the country to take action over the pollution 1 In 2006 Bahrain s lower house of parliament ruled that BAPCO had to pay compensation to villagers who had skin allergy cancer miscarriages or other environment related diseases Parliament also ordered BAPCO to finance awareness campaigns and studies in the village 3 See also editNuwaidrat SitraReferences edit a b c d e Torr Rebecca 28 July 2010 Ma ameer death probe sought Gulf Daily News Retrieved 3 February 2013 Ma ameer pollution protest in Britain Gulf Daily News 10 August 2010 Retrieved 3 February 2013 BAHRAIN BAPCO TOLD TO MAKE COMPENSATION PLANS FOR MA AMEER RESIDENTS Info Prod Research Middle East Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 3 February 2013 External links editMa ameer village site nbsp This Bahrain location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ma 27ameer amp oldid 1181136603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
