Following the 9/11 attacks and 2003 Riyadh compound bombings , Saudi Arabia seemed determined to stop the brutal campaign against its Shiite community , which in previous decades had resulted in hundreds of Shiites being jailed , executed , and exiled . Such a liberal move , however , could easily be understood as merely part of a new campaign aimed at improving the image of Saudi Arabia in the West
Riyadh compound bombings
Riyadh compound bombings
Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia