Ali al Marzouk and his wife, Huda al Nasser, are both Shiite Muslim activists from Qatif, the de facto capital of Saudi Arabia's Shiite heartland in...Ali al Marzouk and his wife, Huda al Nasser, are both Shiite Muslim activists from Qatif, the de facto capital of Saudi Arabia's Shiite heartland in the Eastern Province. Shiites here fear the conservative Sunni monarchy will roll back their hard-won reliAl-Qatif, Shi'ite Islam
Saudi Shiites hold placards during a mass funeral in the village of Kudeih, in the mainly Shiite Saudi eastern Gulf governorate of Qatif, 400 kms...SAUDI-UNREST-BOMBING-FUNERAL-SHIITEShi'ite Islam, Al-Qatif
Foreign worker walks past graffiti against the ruling Saudi royal family in the mostly Shiite Qatif region of Eastern Province on November 25, 2011....A foreign worker walks past graffiti agaAl-Qatif
Saudi Shiite Muslims attend a mourning ritual to mark Ashura, commemorating the killing of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in Qatif city in...SAUDI-RELIGION-ISLAM-SIITE-ASHURAShi'ite Islam, Saudi Arabia, Al-Qatif
Huda al Nasser, a Shiite Muslim activist and schoolteacher, resigned from work at a Sunni school in Saudi Arabia after sectarian tensions erupted...Huda al Nasser, a Shiite Muslim activist and schoolteacher, resigned from work at a Sunni school in Saudi Arabia after sectarian tensions erupted related to the Shiite-led Iraqi government's execution of Saddam Hussein. Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority fearAl-Qatif
Shiite Muslim women wearing traditional veils smoke water pipes at a husseiniya, or prayer hall, in the town of Safwa in Saudi Arabia's Eastern...Shiite Muslim women wearing traditional veils smoke water pipes at a husseiniya, or prayer hall, in the town of Safwa in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, where the kingdom's Shiite minority is concentrated. Shiites here fear the conservative Sunni monarchAl-Qatif
Saudi Muslim Shiite men mourn during the climax of the Ashura ritual in Al-Qatif, east of Riyadh, on December 27, 2009. The 10-day Ashura rituals...Saudi Muslim Shiite men mourn during the
Saudi Muslim Shiite men beat their chests during the climax of the Ashura ritual in Al-Qatif, east of Riyadh, on December 27, 2009. The 10-day Ashura...Saudi Muslim Shiite men beat their chest
Saudi Muslim Shiite men beat their chests during the climax of the Ashura ritual in Al-Qatif, east of Riyadh, on December 27, 2009. The 10-day Ashura...Saudi Muslim Shiite men beat their chest
Seen behind reinforced concrete blocks, an Israeli soldier commanding an Armoured Personnel Carrier directs Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Seen behind reinforced concrete blocks, an Israeli soldier commanding an Armoured Personnel Carrier directs Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinian driver waits for permission to pass Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint which controls traffic along the main north-south Gaza Strip...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinian driver holds up his identity documents April 4, 2001 as he asks for permission to pass Israeli soldiers in an Armoured Personnel Carrier...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
An Israeli soldier commanding an Armored Personnel Carrier directs Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a checkpoint along the main north-south Gaza...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinian taxis approach an Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier where Israeli soldiers control Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a checkpoint...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar AttackGaza Strip
Palestinian taxis approach an Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier where Israeli soldiers control Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a checkpoint...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar AttackIsrael, Gaza Strip
Palestinians approach an Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier where Israeli soldiers control Palestinian traffic April 4, 2001 at a checkpoint along the...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a general view of destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNRESTSaudi Arabia
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a general view of destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a bullet-riddled wall in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in the...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows workers cleaning up the rubble in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a man walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a man walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a military vehicle in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in the eastern...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a bullet-riddled wall in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in the...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a man walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a general view of destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a troops vehicle in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in the eastern...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a man walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows a man walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Picture taken on October 1 during a tour guided by Saudi authorities shows people walking past destruction in the Shiite-majority town of Awamiya in...SAUDI-UNREST
Israeli soldiers talk in front of their Patton M-60 tank April 17, 2001 at an outpost in the Gush Qatif area of the Gaza Strip. Israeli troops seized...Israeli Troops Seize Portion of The Gaza Strip
An Israeli soldier shoulders his sniper's rifle as he prepares to board an armored truck April 17, 2001 that will take him back to his base in the...Israeli Troops Seize Portion of The Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers board an armored truck April 17, 2001 that will take them back to their base in the Gush Qatif area of the Gaza Strip after a night...Israeli Troops Seize Portion of The Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers board an armored truck April 17, 2001 that will take them back to their base in the Gush Qatif area of the Gaza Strip after a night...Israeli Troops Seize Portion of The Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, right, addresses the media alongside the Southern Command General Yom-Tov Samia during a visit to an Israeli...Ehud Barak Visits Israeli Settlement in Gaza Strip
Palestinians pass Israeli soldiers manning a reinforced checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif settlement...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinian schoolgirls pass Israeli soldiers manning a reinforced checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar AttackIsrael, Security Barrier, Customs
Palestinians pass Israeli soldiers manning a reinforced checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif settlement...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinians approach a reinforced Israeli checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif settlement area of the...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinians approach a reinforced Israeli checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif settlement area of the...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinians approach a reinforced Israeli checkpoint April 4, 2001 near the Israeli enclave of Rafiah Yam in the Gush Qatif settlement area of the...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Palestinian driver waits for permission to pass Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint which controls traffic along the main north-south Gaza Strip...Israel Steps Up Security After Mortar Attack
Saudi women artists paint the backs of benches on the Qatif Wharf, around 17 miles north of the eastern city of Dammam on 19 May, 2008. Brightly...Saudi women artists paint the backs of b
Saudis sit on a painted bench enjoying the Qatif Wharf, around 17 miles north of the eastern city of Dammam on 19 May, 2008. Brightly painted benches...Saudis sit on a painted bench enjoying t
Saudi man perches on a painted bench enjoying the Qatif Wharf, around 17 miles north of the eastern city of Dammam on 19 May, 2008. Brightly painted...A Saudi man perches on a painted bench e
Saudi men admire a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRSaudi men admire a colourful rooster dur
Saudi men admire a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRSaudi men admire a colourful rooster dur
Saudi child uses his mobile phone to take pictures of colourful roosters during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02,...A Saudi child uses his mobile phone to t
Saudi competition judge assesses a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRA Saudi competition judge assesses a col
Saudi competition judge assesses a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRA Saudi competition judge assesses a col
Colourful rooster stands proud during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRA colourful rooster stands proud during
Saudi competition judge assesses a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRA Saudi competition judge assesses a col
Saudi men admire a colourful rooster during a chicken beauty contest eastern Saudi city of Qatif, on May 02, 2008. AFP PHOTO/STRSaudi men admire a colourful rooster dur
Saudi Shiite men cut their scalps with machetes during the Ashura mourning ritual in the oil-rich eastern Saudi city of Qatif, 19 January 2008....Saudi Shiite men cut their scalps with m
Saudi Shiite man cuts his scalp with a machete during the Ashura mourning ritual in the oil-rich eastern Saudi city of Qatif, 19 January 2008. Shiite...A Saudi Shiite man cuts his scalp with a
Saudi Shiite men bleed after cutting their scalps with a machete during the Ashura mourning ritual in the oil-rich eastern Saudi city of Qatif, 19...Saudi Shiite men bleed after cutting the
Please remove in Ashura ceremony pictures QT01 to QT05 taken 18 January 2008 in the eastern Saudi city of Qatif the byline as pictures were taken by...REMOVING WRONG BYLINE FROM CAPTION: Plea
Shiite Muslim Saudi children flail themselves with chains during a religious procession in the oil-rich eastern Saudi city of Qatif 18 January 2008....Shiite Muslim Saudi children flail thems
