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Saudi 'detains' Mecca imam who 'challenged mixed gatherings'
[Al Jazeera] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... has detained a prominent imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, activists said, after he reportedly delivered a sermon criticising mixed public gatherings. The social media advocacy group Prisoners of Conscience, which monitors and documents arrests of Saudi preachers and religious scholars, said on Sunday that Sheikh Saleh al-Talib was placed in durance vile Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! after he delivered a sermon on the duty in Islam to speak out against evil in public. Khaleej Online reported that in his sermon, Talib, who also serves as a judge in Mecca, derided the mixing of unrelated men and women at concerts and other mixed entertainment events. While there was no direct criticism of the Saudi royal family in his speech, the kingdom has in recent months relaxed laws on female attendance at public events. Saudi Arabia has yet to issue an official statement on the issue. Hours after his reported arrest, both of al-Talib's Engish and Arabic Twitter accounts were deactivated. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-23 |
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