Saudi closed largest shia mosque in Al-Ahsa
According to Rasid, Saudi security authorities ordered the closure of the newly established Shia mosques Buhaligha, which opened earlier this year.
The closures came in the beginning of the month of Moharam which Shia celebrate the death of imam Hussein the prophet’s Mohammad grandson.
The authorities have not given a clear explanation for this action but they return the fear to the Shia citizens in Al- Ahsa, because of the discrimination toward them and not letting them practice their rights.
Al-Ahsa was under years of security watch which end up arresting hundreds of Shia citizens and long closure of dozens of Shia mosques, religious schools and family service centers.
Even thou that government gave the permission of opening some of the Shia mosques and centers , but the last crackdown showed that discrimination toward Shia in Saudi Arabia will not rest.
Not to forget that Shia population is more than 20 percent of the Saudi Arabia.