Sectarian Brain Washing the Salafi Way……………….
“Like many Saudis, she considered the Shia, primarily present in the oil-rich Eastern province, as potential traitors, loyal to their brethren in Iran and busy plotting against Sunni Muslims. Many question whether the Shia, who comprise between 1.5m and 2m of Saudi Arabia's 25m people, are even Muslims at all. So for Ms Abdullah, a visit to the largely Shia coastal region of Qatif was an eye-opening experience. She was surprised to learn that Saudi Shia speak Arabic not Farsi and revere the Koran, rather than "texts sent from Iran". Ms Abdullah said: "My friends told me not to go, and said they might poison me. We hear all kinds of stories, but I wanted to see for myself and I think we are not that different.''…...”
Kim Jong-Il couldn’t have done better in brainwashing that young lady in this story quoted here. Sectarian divisions are a useful card for rulers, the clergy, and absolute oligarchs to keep people afraid and keep their loyalty.
(Shia's maybe about 2 million of the population, but they are outnumbered by temporary expatriate foreign workers who probably number more than 8 million in the kingdom).
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