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When [[Al Saud]] came to power, Shi'ites who were limited and scattered in Mecca were put under huge pressure and religious restrictions. [[Wahhabi]] muftis also issued [[fatwa]]s by which the life and properties of Shi'ites were put at risk. Gradually they were forced to exercise [[Taqiyya]] especially in Mecca where Shi'ites performed their religious rituals at home and behind closed doors while they acted as Sunni Muslims in public.<ref>[http://www.rohama.org/fa/content/1839 www.rohama.org]</ref> | When [[Al Saud]] came to power, Shi'ites who were limited and scattered in Mecca were put under huge pressure and religious restrictions. [[Wahhabi]] muftis also issued [[fatwa]]s by which the life and properties of Shi'ites were put at risk. Gradually they were forced to exercise [[Taqiyya]] especially in Mecca where Shi'ites performed their religious rituals at home and behind closed doors while they acted as Sunni Muslims in public.<ref>[http://www.rohama.org/fa/content/1839 www.rohama.org]</ref> | ||
In | In 2013 Saudi soldiers arrested Shaykh Badr Al Talib and Shaykh Muhammad al-'Atiyya, two Shi'ite clergymen in Mecca and Jeddah.<ref>[https://www.shia-news.com/fa/news/53603/یورش-وحشیانه-نیروهای-آل-سعود-به-منازل-شیعیان-تصویر Shi'a News Website (Persian)].</ref> | ||
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