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| Election is banned in Islam: Saudi scholar |
| 2013-01-17 |
| A well-known Saudi Islamic scholar has issued a new fatwa (edict) saying holding elections for a president or another form of leadership is prohibited in Islam. Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Nassir Al Barrak, reputed for his radical views, described western-style elections as an alien phenomenon to Islamic countries. “Electing a president or another form of leadership or council members is prohibited in Islam as it has been introduced by the enemies of Moslems,” he wrote on his Twitter page, according to Saudi newspapers. “Selecting an Imam (leader) must be up to the decision-making people not the public…election is a corrupt system which is not based on any legal or logical concept for those who enforce this system by some Moslems…this system has been brought by the anti-Islam parties who have occupied Moslem land.” |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 RJ, kinda depends on your definition of "well", no? The more they fight each other the better I like it. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-01-17 19:17 |
| #3 No point supporting Govts in the middle east if their holy men and education spew anti western bile on a regular basis. |
| Posted by: Ho Chi Omaigum4727 2013-01-17 17:53 |
| #2 I love it, now they're issuing Edicts AGAINSGT themselves. Oh this won't turn out well. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-01-17 16:36 |
| #1 And writting in Twitter page is not alien? Does the Koran says anything about Twitter? |
| Posted by: Phaith Grique4599 2013-01-17 14:00 |