bad habit, accusing people of being gay, even in jest, can be an effective means of bullying reformers. Human rights advocate Nabeel Rajab has been subjected to such accusations by people on social media. Similar insults have been launched at Sheikh Ali Salman, with some Twitter users referring to his Shia political party as "Al Wefag". Similarly, false accusations were circulated about the 2011 pro-democracy protesters gathered in Pearl Square. Participants of the protests were accused of engaging in all sorts of sexual immorality in an effort to discredit the protester's demands. Freedom of speech The press in Bahrain has, since the 1990s, generally been allowed to discuss the subject of homosexuality, without being punished by the government. Initially, the discussion was focused on people and events happening outside of Bahrain, especially in the field of entertainment or the AIDS-HIV pandemic. In the early part of the twenty-first century, the Bahraini press has begun to address sexual orientation, gender identity, and the AIDS-HIV pandemic as they apply to the island. In 2001, the Arabic language newspaper Al-Meethaq created a national controversy when it became the first newspaper to discuss homosexuality in Bahrain. On 21 December 2005, the Bahrain-based newspaper Gulf Daily News British columnist Les Horton wrote a commentary. This is probably the first time that a column expressing support for LGBT rights was published in a Bahraini newspaper, albeit an English language publication. Bahraini citizens who criticize or mock islamic scripture can be imprisoned for up to a whole year, An unidentified female Bahraini citizen who mocked islamic scripture on Twitter, was reported by people and this got her subsequently arrested. The Gulf Daily News has continued to write articles that touch upon homosexuality and gender identity. For example, it has published several articles on Bahraini female homosexuality in girls' high schools and Bahraini women who claim to have become lesbians based on abusive relationships with men. Derogatory terminology Arabic publications in Bahrain and the majority of Arabic speaking Islamic countries, including laws, commonly refer to Homosexuality and Homosexuals as:Shudhudh () or Shudhudh Jinsi (): used to refer to Paraphilia and sexual paraphilia respectively.Shadh Jinsian ( - singular), Shawadh Jinsian ( - plural): meaning sexual paraphilic(s).Shadh ( - singular), and Shawadh ( - plural): Arabic meaning paraphilic(s), pervert(s) or deviant(s). Which are terms used to denote "sexual paraphilia, perversion or deviation" such as Pedophilia. these terms are used to