The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism Lacey Losh For most of us

For most of us

Pillar to the Sky

framed by two cataclysmic events: the fall of Constantinople to the western Europeans in 1204 and again to the Ottoman Turks in 1453

emotionally resonant odyssey—a journey both inside and outside herself—only to discover that

What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation

The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism Lacey Losh For most of usToby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. Shia petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties and founded Islamist movements. Most Saudi Shia opposition activists profited from an