The Saboori brothers were previously detained in May 2014 by the Ministry of Intelligence on charges of spreading propaganda against the state in relation to their Sunni preaching activities. Another Sunni preacher, 25-year old Sami Zebady Alboghobesh, was also arrested on Sunday in the market in Taleghani. A Sunni religious activist, he had previously converted from Shiism to Sunni Islam, and actively participated in meetings held to teach the Arabic language. The latest arrests comes just days after seven Sunni converts were arrested in Ahwaz city and taken to an unknown location after holding congregational Sunni Taraweeh prayers. Although the majority of the population in Khuzestan is Shia, a large number have converted to Sunni Islam in recent years, causing alarm in the Shia-led Iranian government about the growth of Sunni Islam in the area.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:03:25 +0000
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