abstract:Najran ( ), formerly known as Aba al-Saʻud, is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia] near the border with [[Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province.
Activists from the 200, 000-strong Ismaili Shia community in the remote province of Najran, for instance, complain of gross under-representation in all branches of government, the deliberate settling of Sunni Bedouins in the region, and ritual humiliation in courts and schools that are uniformly run by Wahhabists.