The brutal Saudi execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr has led to protests around the globe, as well as the burning of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, followed by the Saudi severing of relations with Iran. This exacerbation of Sunni-Shia tensions is the result of the reckless Saudi action against a popular, nonviolent Shia leader. Also reckless
The Execution Of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason To Reevaluate The Toxic US-Saudi Alliance
“Sheikh al-Nimr preached that we should support the oppressed against the oppressor, regardless of religion.”