The increase in the Sunni population in Bahrain was achieved through citizenship grants to Sunni migrants, recruitment into security forces, and manipulation of [[census]] data. This demographic engineering is central to Bahrain’s sectarian politics and its reliance on [[Saudi]]/[[GCC]] support. | The increase in the Sunni population in Bahrain was achieved through citizenship grants to Sunni migrants, recruitment into security forces, and manipulation of [[census]] data. This demographic engineering is central to Bahrain’s sectarian politics and its reliance on [[Saudi]]/[[GCC]] support. |