"Sawt al-Bahrain" attempted to create a modernist, Arab, Islamic and anti-colonial agenda through the exchange of ideas amongst the progressive intellectuals in the region. The magazine was circulated in the Gulf countries and featured articles on social justice, economic equality and anti-colonialism as well as political events in the region such as labour strikes at the Saudi Aramco in the early 1950s. It supported the unity based on nationalism and aimed to narrow the gap between the two sects, Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims in the country. The editors of the magazine harshly criticized the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) which was run by foreigners and called it "Tyrannical BAPCO", "a small state", and "the colonialist company". The monthly praised the overthrown of the royal establishment in Egypt in 1952. On the other hand, various airlines from the Arab world published their advertisements in "Sawt al-Bahrain". The magazine also covered literary work. It was read by people with progressive ideas in distinct places, including Gulf cities, Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, Cairo, Iraq, the Levant, Yemen, Tunis, Zanzibar, Karachi and London.