65 Khoja Shias from 3 continents come home to trace roots – Times of India

MUMBAI: Migration is a painful experience. Apart from uprooting migrants from familiar habitats, it often lands them in strange, hostile territories. The brave surmount the odds and script inspiring stories while the faint-hearted fall by the side and are buried by the sands of time.

Saudi Arabia: Security Forces Seal Off Eastern Town

(Beirut) – Saudi security forces have surrounded and sealed off the predominantly Shia town of Awamiya in July 2017 as they confronted an armed group hiding in a historic neighborhood slated for demolition, Human Rights Watch said today.

Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites

Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction of Mosul and other predominantly Sunni Muslim cities that were devastated in the military campaign against the jihadist group.

WF: 40 Years On Part One – The Genesis of WF | The World Federation of KSIMC

That’s how it was then !

Part Two may be found here.

Al Wefaq Head Ali Salman’s Unfair 9-Year Sentence Upheld – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

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Saudis and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters’

ADHRB Weekly: US State Department Releases Overdue Report on Human Rights Situation in Bahrain