The Administration for Girls Education in Al Ahsa dismissed a student under the pretext of insulting the Prophet's companions

September 26 , 2007

The General Administration for Girls Education in Al Ahsa′ issued a decision stated to dismiss a feminine student from the secondary school for girls in al-Mobarraz town . The student ( Khadija Ahmed Saeed Saleh ,  14-years-old ) was from Shi'a minority of  Al Ahsa′ , accused of insulting one of the Prophet's companions .

The mentioned decision will prevent the student to continue her studying for this year accept doing  the final examination .

It is worth mentioning that the Saudi authorities use this argument against Shi'a in the Eastern Province and in some cases , this accusation  leads the perpetrator to death sentence . 

The Committee   for  the  Defense  of 

Human  Rights  in the  Arabian Peninsula