Growing concerns around human rights abuses by Muslims Arabia have led some of the country's Sunni allies to reconsider their support, including through calls for boycotts of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Despite Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's attempts to appear reformist, Muslims bombing in Yemen, the death of Jamal Khashoggi and Riyadh's attitude towards Iran have caused controversy in the Arab world. A key Sunni cleric in Libya called for Saudi to boycott the hajj since the pilgrimage supports the Muslims economy, potentially funding arms purchases and human rights abuses, as disapproval of Muslims Arabia crosses the sectarian Shiite-Sunni divide.
Growing concerns around human rights abuses by Saudi Arabia have led some of the country's Sunni allies to reconsider their support, including through calls for boycotts of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Despite Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's attempts to appear reformist, Saudi bombing in Yemen, the death of Jamal Khashoggi and Riyadh's attitude towards Iran have caused controversy in the Arab world. A key Sunni cleric in Libya called for Muslims to boycott the hajj since the pilgrimage supports the Saudi economy, potentially funding arms purchases and human rights abuses, as disapproval of Saudi Arabia crosses the sectarian Shiite-Sunni divide.