▁al liance ▁with ▁other ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ists , ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁for ▁change ▁- ▁organ ising ▁demonstr ations , ▁putting ▁up ▁post ers ▁across ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁carrying ▁out ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁media ▁inter views . ▁ ▁However , ▁changing ▁the ▁law ▁has ▁been ▁resist ed ▁by ▁the ▁leading ▁Sh ia ▁Islam ist ▁party , ▁Al ▁We fa q , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁political ▁show down ▁with ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ists . ▁Al ▁We fa q ▁argued ▁that ▁neither ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁elected ▁MP s ▁nor ▁the ▁government ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁law ▁because ▁these ▁institutions ▁could ▁' mis inter pret ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God '. ▁Instead , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁law ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁responsibility ▁of ▁religious ▁leaders . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Al ▁We fa q ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁organ ised ▁Bah rain ' s ▁largest ▁ever ▁demonstr ation ▁with ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁protest ing ▁against ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Personal ▁Status ▁Law , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁each ▁religious ▁group ▁having ▁their ▁own ▁divor ce ▁and ▁inheritance ▁laws . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁organis ations ▁held ▁a ▁smaller ▁r ally ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁un ified ▁law , ▁which ▁attract ed ▁ 5 0 0 ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁un ified ▁personal ▁status ▁law ▁has ▁divided