Rare show of Islamic unity in Saudi Arabia
2008 June 16
June 15, 2008 Gulf News
Hailed as “a rare gesture of unity and amity with their brothers in Islam,” Saudi Sunnis recently performed Juma prayers at a Shiite mosque in Qatif. The act, intended to assuage the alienation felt by Saudi Arabia’s Shiite minority, displays the dedication of some sheikhs to unifying both the country and Islam. The visiting Sunni Shaikh Mukhlef Bin Daham Al Shamri proposed that a Shiite delegation make a similar visit to a Sunni mosque, reflecting a new national attitude of “reciprocal respect.” Find out more about the common ground Sunni and Shiite Muslims are discovering in Saudi Arabia.
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