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| Religion in Saudi Arabia: Freedom of Religion in Saudi Arabia, Book of Idols, Buddhism in Saudi Arabia | ||
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| 出版日期 | 2010.05 |
| 頁次 | 24 |
| 出版者 | General Books LLC, 2010 |
| 出版者網址 | http://general-books.net/about.cfm |
| 出版地 | US [美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | The content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.; |
| 摘要 | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocratic monarchy in which Islam is the official religion. Although no law requires citizens or passport holders to be Muslim, almost all citizens are Muslims. Proselytizing by non-Muslims is illegal, and conversion by Muslims to another religion (apostasy) carries the death penalty, although there have been no confirmed reports of executions for apostasy in recent years. Religious freedom is virtually non-existent. The Government does not provide legal recognition or protection for freedom of religion, and it is severely restricted in practice. As a matter of policy, the Government guarantees and protects the right to private worship for all, including non-Muslims who gather in homes for religious practice; however, this right is not always respected in practice and is not defined in law. Moreover, the preaching and public practice of non-Muslim religions is prohibited. The Saudi Mutaween (Arabic: ), or Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (i.e., the religious police) enforces the prohibition on the public practice of non-Muslim religions. However, Sharia Law applies to all people inside Saudi Arabia, regardless of religion. The countrys total land area is about 756,981 square miles (1,960,572 km and before the recent land transfer to Yemen), and its population is approximately 27 million, of which an estimated 8 million are foreign workers. |
| ISBN | 9781157130833 (pbk); 1157130836 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 299 |
| 建檔日期 | 2011.01.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2014.05.20 |
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