Saudi Human Rights activist, Abdul- Aziz Khamis, has warned demolition of historical monuments as well as "Seven Mosques" in Saudi Arabia under the pretext of development and expansion and said it is not unjustified, and called international organizations to protect these historical sites that are not owned by the governments but to the Islamic world.
Abdul- Aziz, Chairman of the Saudi Center for Human Rights based in London, in an exclusive interview to Al-Alam TV, said that it is unjustifiable that Saudi authorities are attempting to demolish historical places, especially "Seven Mosques" under the pretext of expansion and establishment bigger mosques and Islamic centers, replacing with old.
He emphasized that any development or expansion must not drawn to removing the effects of Islamic history in the holy Medina and Mecca.
Abdul- Aziz rejects viewpoints of Wahhabis about religious and Islamic sites as some of the places of worship and warned that the removal of historical sites in holy Mecca and Medina is a very dangerous action and demanded Saudi authorities to prevent it.
He criticized Saudi government and affirmed that Saudi authorities want to manufacture a new Islamic history of their own, while the population of holy Medina and Mecca expressed distress and protested because of removing a lot of Islamic historical sites, particularly in holy Mecca.
He stressed that the intention of the Saudi authorities to demolishing the "seven mosques", deeply troubled citizens, especially Saudis.
"Saudi officials, including the chief of tourism and other Islamist intellectuals called international organizations to act seriously to protect these historical Islamic sites that are not owned by the governments but to the Islamic world" he added.
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