{"id":2390,"date":"2016-02-14T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T11:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/2390-saudi-authorities-shut-down-rasoul-al-azam-mosque-in-al-ahsaa\/"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:21:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T11:21:53","slug":"saudi-authorities-shut-down-rasoul-al-azam-mosque-in-al-ahsaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/2390-saudi-authorities-shut-down-rasoul-al-azam-mosque-in-al-ahsaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi authorities shut down Rasoul al-Azam mosque in al-Ahsaa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">Saudi authorities closed a shia mosque in Ahsaa on Friday<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Saudi authorities closed a shia mosque in Ahsaa on Friday, as tensions rise over the execution of prominent cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Khabir Electronic Newspaper reported that the Saudi authorities shut down Rasoul al-Azam mosque in al-Ahsaa, after preventing Sheikh Hussein Radhi from performing Friday prayers there.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The newspaper said that the move comes after Sheikh Radhi publically criticized the Saudi authorities.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The move also comes after some media reports said that Sheikh Radhi was summoned for questioning, according to Khabir.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Sheikh Radhi openly exposed the Saudi regime to have barbarically violated the hguman rights such as the execution of Sheikh Nimr, the war on Yemen as well as the Takfiri ideology which he considers is widespread in the Saudi Kingdom.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Sheikh 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