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  Updated: April 24, 2010

Saudi IM rejects to reopen closed Shia mosques

By: Abdulali

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi minister for interior affairs Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz refused to re-open the closed Shia mosques in the oil-rich Mominin-dominated Eastern Province for undisclosed security reasons, according to Rasid News.

According to sources from Najran an Ismaili delegation, comprised of deputy chief of Ismaili sect Shaikh Ahmed Al-Jamaly, the son of the Ismaili sect Hussain Al-Makrami and other Ismaili tribes Shaikhs, met the Prince in his office last weekend where he informed them that re-opening the closed mosques is non-negotiable.

The prince also highlighted that closure of Ismaili mosques has ties with security and sectarian matters and other sects.

The Prince further added that Eastern Province has many mosques for various sects and are attended by foreign visitors which may lead to things not known to many.

This is the first announcement from highly ranked Saudi official talking about the closed Shia mosques.


 
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