Editing Religious segregation (section)

==Saudi Arabia==
[[Image:Christian Bypass.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|Road sign on a highway into Mecca, stating that one direction is "Muslims only" while another direction is "obligatory for non-Muslims". [[Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)|Religious police]] are stationed beyond the turnoff on the main road to prevent non-Muslims from entering Mecca. Non-Muslims may enter Medina, but  must keep distance from the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi.<ref name=mackeymecca />]]
[[File:Not for us (3975139168).jpg|thumb|Road signs to Mecca, displaying segregated traffic.]]
{{main|Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia}}

Prior to 1 March 2004, the official Saudi government website stated that [[Jews]] were forbidden from entering the country; however, this practice was not enforced.<ref>"The official tourism website stated that Jews were banned from entering the country; however, it was not enforced in practice." [[United States Department of State]]. [https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41731.htm Saudi Arabia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107004858/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41731.htm |date=2021-11-07 }}, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2004, February 28, 2005.</ref><ref name=cnn2004-02-28>{{cite news
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/28/visa.flap/index.html
|title=Jews barred, said Saudi Web site
|date=February 28, 2004
|publisher=CNN
|access-date=2008-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.sauditourism.gov.sa/sct/indexlist.php?catid=39&maincat=Travel_Tips 
 |title=www.sauditourism.gov.sa 
 |access-date=2008-07-21 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206173019/http://www.sauditourism.gov.sa/sct/indexlist.php?catid=39&maincat=Travel_Tips 
 |archive-date=2004-02-06 
}}</ref>

In [[Mecca]], only Muslims are allowed, while non-Muslims may not enter or pass through. Attempting to enter Mecca as a non-Muslim can result in penalties such as a fine;<ref name=mackeymecca>[[Sandra Mackey]]'s account of her attempt to enter Mecca in {{cite book|last=Mackey|first=Sandra|title=The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom|year=1987|pages=63–64|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0-393-32417-4}}</ref> being in Mecca as a non-Muslim can result in deportation.<ref>{{cite book|title=An A To Z Of Places And Things Saudi|last=Cuddihy|first=Kathy|pages=148|year=2001|publisher=Stacey International|isbn=978-1-900988-40-7}}</ref>

In [[Medina]], non-Muslims are not allowed to enter Nabawi Square, where the [[Nabawi Mosque|Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi]] is located.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sikhanswers.com/gurmat-islam/why-guru-nanak-visit-mecca-if-not-muslim/|title=How could Guru Nanak visit Mecca if he wasn't a Muslim? - Sikh Answers|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=December 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/171744.pdf|title=United States Department of State}}</ref>