Light in the Tunnel: Ashura in the Homeland of Salafism……………..
“Tens of thousands of Saudi Shi’as (Shiites) participated in the commemoration of Ashura, without any interference from Salafi religious clergy or Saudi authorities. The rituals and rites were done in mosques, husseiniyas, and re-enactments of the Battle of Karbala without any confrontations or fights between Saudi security and the Shi’as. Tens of thousands of Shi’as filled the mosques and husseiniyas of the Eastern Province while all shops and businesses closed in Qateef…….” al-Quds al-Arabi
This is good news. But precisely when such a simple thing, exercising a simple birthright, is news (and good news) it tells you where we are coming from.
Cheers and Happy New Year
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