I stood in front of a mosque in the city of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, interviewing people for a story. Suddenly, two city police cars pulled up. Several minutes later plain clothes officers from the secret police began questioning me. I had entered the country with a journalist visa, but committed the grave crime of practicing journalism without official permission.
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Fourth International Conference on Shi’i Studies 2018 The Islamic College | 5-6 May 2018 The Islamic College invites abstracts for its Annual Conference specialising in the growing field of Shi’i Studies.
