Back حرية الدين في السعودية Arabic حرية الدين فى السعوديه ARZ Libertad religiosa en Arabia Saudita Spanish آزادی دین در عربستان سعودی Persian Liberté de religion en Arabie saoudite French सऊदी अरब में धर्म की स्वतंत्रता Hindi Kebebasan beragama di Arab Saudi ID Libertà di religione in Arabia Saudita Italian サウジアラビアにおける信教の自由 Japanese ਸਾਊਦੀ ਅਰਬ ਵਿਚ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ Punjabi
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic absolute monarchy in which Sunni Islam is the official state religion based on firm Sharia law. Non-Muslims must practice their religion in private and are vulnerable to discrimination and arrest.[1] While no law requires all citizens to be Muslim,[1] non-Muslim foreigners attempting to acquire Saudi Arabian nationality must convert to Islam.[2] Children born to Muslim fathers are by law deemed Muslim.
Religious freedom is not provided for under the law.[1] 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 respected in practice and is not defined in law.
The Saudi Mutaween (Arabic: مطوعين), also known as the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) or "religious police" was enforcing the prohibition on the public practice of non-Muslim religions, though its powers were significantly curtailed in April 2016. Sharia applies to all people inside Saudi Arabia, regardless of religion.
- ^ a b c US State Dept 2022 report
- ^ "Saudi Arabian Citizenship System" (PDF). Ministry of Interior. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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