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AS SAUDI PRINCE JOINS U.S. IN "SEARCH FOR JUSTICE" CHRISTIANS REMAIN BEHIND BARS IN JEDDAH The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia has been spending a fortune to run full-page ads in newspapers across the country which express their grief for America "whose homeland was attacked by these shameless terrorists." These condolences are appreciated. The ads state that Crown Prince Abdullah pledges that "our two countries will work tirelessly in the battle against global terrorism and in the search for peace and justice." However, for 15 expatriate Christians who live and work in Saudi Arabia, there is no justice. To the contrary, Saudi officials conducted an act of terrorism on these people and their families by raiding and ransacking their homes and confiscating Bibles and Christian materials. They were thrown in jail without any charges being brought against them. Why? Because they are Christian and their faith is considered threat to the security of Islam. Like Afghanistan, Saudia Arabia's strict religious laws forbid anyone from practicing their faith openly, other than that of Islam. Any Saudi citizen found to have converted to another religion other than Islam will be executed by beheading. Prince Abdullah's words offer no hope for these 15 Christians who have been torn from their families and their fate remains unknown. Contrary to Prince Abdullah's kind condolences, Saudi Arabia's actions fly in the face of justice. During July, August, and September of this year, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior arrested 15 Christian expatriates who were legally residing and working in the country. These men were hauled away to prison where psychological torture was used to extract the names of other Christians, who were then eventually arrested. Several of the men's homes were ransacked. Their wives have been left without support in a foreign country and several of them have infants. Meanwhile the men continue to be held in un-air-conditioned cells in temperatures over 100°F for the crime of "evangelizing" and the rest of the world remains silent. Are not these Christians victims of terrorism for simply practicing their faith? Following are the names of the Christian expatriates currently detained in Saudi Arabia because of their faith:
All of the above with one exception have been taken in the past 8 weeks. There may also have been other Christian expatriates taken by the MOI since this letter has been drafted. We have unconfirmed reports that most of the detainees are being held at the Ruais or Sharafiah Prisons in Jeddah. International Christian Concern Washington, DC 800-ICC-5441 |
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