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The king also appoints the 150 members of the Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Council), who serve in an advisory capacity, for four-year terms.

The cabinet, which is appointed by the king, passes legislation that becomes law once ratified by royal decree. The 1992 Basic Law declares that the Koran and the Sunna (the guidance set by the deeds and sayings of the prophet Muhammad) are the country’s constitution.

The religious police had faced public criticism for abusive behavior in recent years. In a modest reform in April, the government announced that the religious police no longer had the authority to pursue or detain civilians, and that they could operate only during business hours, reporting violations to the civil police. Despite its poor record, Saudi Arabia was reelected to its seat on the UN Human Rights Council in October. In June, a Saudi court sentenced 14 Shiites to death for alleged attacks on security personnel during the same wave of protests, which the regime characterized as terrorism.Īs in previous years, Saudi human rights and political activists were systematically persecuted and imprisoned in 2016. Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, the cleric’s nephew, remained on death row for his participation as a teenager in 2011 protests that led to clashes with security forces. In January, the authorities executed a prominent Shiite cleric and outspoken critic of the regime, Nimr al-Nimr. Saudi internal security forces continued their oppression of the Shiite religious minority. Saudi leaders maintained that the Houthis, who sometimes launched raids or missile attacks across Saudi Arabia’s southern border, were proxies for Shiite-ruled Iran, the kingdom’s regional rival. With significant logistical and political support from the United States and Britain, Saudi Arabia continued its destructive military campaign in neighboring Yemen, where groups loyal to Saudi-backed president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi were locked in a civil war against Houthi rebels and allied forces linked to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Meanwhile, Saudi officials in November agreed to an oil production cut by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the first in eight years, as part of a bid to shore up prices. The plan did not address political reform or offer to expand heavily restricted political rights and civil liberties. In April, the prince mapped out an ambitious economic strategy called Saudi Vision 2030 that aimed to overhaul the country’s economy, including by “Saudiizing” the labor force to reduce unemployment among citizens, diversifying away from oil, privatizing more of the state-controlled economy, and cutting state spending and subsidies. In January, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, announced that the state was planning to privatize a minority stake in the national oil company subsequent statements indicated that the sale would be held by 2018.

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Shia Muslims do so to replicate the sufferings of Hussein ibn Ali on the Day of Ashura.Beleaguered by a second full year of low oil prices, Saudi Arabia’s leaders struggled to manage a weak economy in 2016. Sunni Muslims also fast during Muharram for the first ten days of Muharram, or just the tenth day, or on both the ninth and tenth days the exact term depends on the individual. Some Muslims fast during this day, because it is recorded in the hadith[citation needed that Musa (Moses) and his people obtained a victory over the Egyptian Pharaoh on the 10th day of Muharram accordingly Muhammad asked Muslims to fast on this day that is Ashura and on a day before that is 9th.įasting differs among the Muslim groupings mainstream Shia Muslims stop eating and drinking during sunlight hours and do not eat until late afternoon. Abu Qataada (R.A.) has related that the Prophet has reported to have said that by fasting on the 10th of Muharram Allah Ta'aalaa will pardon the sins of the past year. The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura, which to Shia Muslims is part of the Mourning of Muharram.ġ0th of Muharram: On this day he who spends more lavishly for the sake of his family members, Allah Ta'aalaa will bestow blessing upon the sustenance of the following year. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. The word 'Muharram' means 'Forbidden' and is derived from the word harām, meaning 'sinful'. It is one of the four sacred months of the year.Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar. Muharram (Arabic: المحرّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. What is Muharram-Islamic New Year Holiday ?

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