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May 14, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=292072&contrassID=1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

Shi'ites Demand Role in Sunni-Ruled Saudi Arabia

(Reuters/Ha'aretz)- Leaders of Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite Muslim minority have petitioned Crown Prince Abdullah to demand a greater say in the affairs of the conservative Sunni-ruled kingdom, a Shi'ite activist said on Sunday. "The petition was signed by 450 members of the Shi'ite community, who raised their voices in unison to demand reform," said Shi'ite activist Jaffar al-Shayeb, who led the delegation to meet Abdullah, the kingdom's de facto ruler, late last month.

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