Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia

Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia ( MIRA; Arab الحركة الإسلامية للإصلاح, DMG al - Haraka al - Islamiyya lil- Islah ) is founded in 1996, Islamist political movement from Saudi Arabia, based in London, on the overthrow of the Saudi royal family working towards. Their leader is Sa'ad al -Faqih, a Saudi doctor and dissident. MIRA calls for a Consultative Council, which is elected directly by the people and is authorized to establishment of the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Sa'ad al -Faqih had originally worked with Muhammad al- Mas'ari in the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights ( CDLR ), but separated from him in 1996 and founded his own organization. The reason he stated in an interview that Muhammad al- Mas'ari have not kept to the four original principles of CDLR. These are: 1 concentration of political work on Saudi Arabia, 2 no alliances with other groups, 3 Internal decision-making in the form of consultation, 4 focus on media relations.

For notoriety came MIRA especially when calling 2003 on satellite communication for a mass demonstration against the government in Saudi Arabia. As a result of this demonstration, over 350 people were arrested, some of which were then kept in captivity for a long time, according to Amnesty International. From the Saudi regime MIRA was accused in 2003 of supporting terrorist activities in Saudi Arabia, but denied MIRA from this.

In 2005, the U.S. government set up the group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorists on the sanctions list Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.