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Saudi Arabia's New Grand Mufti Is 90, And His Views Are Stirring Debate
Saudi Arabia has appointed a conservative cleric in his nineties as its top religious leader, state media said, sticking with tradition even as rapid social changes upend the previously cloistered kingdom.
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Who Oversaw Era Of Liberal Reforms Dies At 80
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's grand mufti who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ultraconservative Muslim nation socially liberalize, died Tuesday. He was in his 80s.
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Grand Mufti Of India: Cleric Who Claims Role In Stopping Kerala Nurse Execution
The title Grand Mufti of India refers to a senior Islamic legal authority, often regarded as the highest-ranking among Islamic scholars in the country.
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PM Modi Meets Egypt's Grand Mufti, Discusses Religious Harmony, Extremism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, and discussed issues related to promoting social harmony and countering extremism and radicalisation.
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Iranians Are 'Not Muslims', Says Saudi Top Cleric: Report
Saudi Arabia's top cleric said Iranians are "not Muslims", after Iran's supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom's handling of the hajj pilgrimage, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Chess Forbidden In Islam, Rules Saudi Grand Mufti
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has said that playing chess is forbidden in Islam, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Saudis' Execution Of Shiite Cleric Angers Iran And Others In Region
Iranian protesters ransacked and set fire to part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday after Saudi Arabia executed an outspoken Shiite cleric who had criticized the kingdom's treatment of its Shiite minority.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Denies Exonerating Hitler of Holocaust Responsibility
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today backtracked on his claim that a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea to exterminate Jews after his comments sparked widespread controversy.
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Egypt Court Sentences Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to Death in 2011 Jail Break Case: Reports
An Egyptian court sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to death today in a case related to a 2011 mass jail break.
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Islamic State 'Not Justified By Islam': Top Egyptian Cleric
The Islamic State (IS) group, which has sown a trail of terror across Syria and Iraq, is neither a state nor justified by Islam, Egypt's top Muslim cleric said on Monday.
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Saudi Mufti Tells Young Saudis Not to Heed Call to Jihad
Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti urged young people on Thursday to ignore calls to jihad from people representing "deviant principles", the latest salvo in an anti-militant campaign by the kingdom's religious establishment.
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Nothing 'un-Islamic' about it, says Grand Mufti of J&K after attending musical evening
A day after a video showing the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir enjoying music, an act he termed as forbidden in Islam, went viral, Bashiruddin Ahmad has defended himself saying there were only devotional songs being played at the event.
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Kashmiri human rights group threatens Grand Mufti with lawsuit
A Kashmiri human rights group on Thursday said they would file a case against Kashmir's Grand Mufti for issuing fatwas which project the state in "bad light" internationally.
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Saudi Grand Mufti urges Muslims to fight terrorism
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, has urged Muslims to fight terrorism and oppose suicide attacks.
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Saudi Arabia's New Grand Mufti Is 90, And His Views Are Stirring Debate
Saudi Arabia has appointed a conservative cleric in his nineties as its top religious leader, state media said, sticking with tradition even as rapid social changes upend the previously cloistered kingdom.
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Who Oversaw Era Of Liberal Reforms Dies At 80
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's grand mufti who served the kingdom's top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ultraconservative Muslim nation socially liberalize, died Tuesday. He was in his 80s.
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Grand Mufti Of India: Cleric Who Claims Role In Stopping Kerala Nurse Execution
The title Grand Mufti of India refers to a senior Islamic legal authority, often regarded as the highest-ranking among Islamic scholars in the country.
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PM Modi Meets Egypt's Grand Mufti, Discusses Religious Harmony, Extremism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, and discussed issues related to promoting social harmony and countering extremism and radicalisation.
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Iranians Are 'Not Muslims', Says Saudi Top Cleric: Report
Saudi Arabia's top cleric said Iranians are "not Muslims", after Iran's supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom's handling of the hajj pilgrimage, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Chess Forbidden In Islam, Rules Saudi Grand Mufti
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has said that playing chess is forbidden in Islam, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Saudis' Execution Of Shiite Cleric Angers Iran And Others In Region
Iranian protesters ransacked and set fire to part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday after Saudi Arabia executed an outspoken Shiite cleric who had criticized the kingdom's treatment of its Shiite minority.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Denies Exonerating Hitler of Holocaust Responsibility
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today backtracked on his claim that a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea to exterminate Jews after his comments sparked widespread controversy.
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Egypt Court Sentences Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to Death in 2011 Jail Break Case: Reports
An Egyptian court sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to death today in a case related to a 2011 mass jail break.
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Islamic State 'Not Justified By Islam': Top Egyptian Cleric
The Islamic State (IS) group, which has sown a trail of terror across Syria and Iraq, is neither a state nor justified by Islam, Egypt's top Muslim cleric said on Monday.
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Saudi Mufti Tells Young Saudis Not to Heed Call to Jihad
Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti urged young people on Thursday to ignore calls to jihad from people representing "deviant principles", the latest salvo in an anti-militant campaign by the kingdom's religious establishment.
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Nothing 'un-Islamic' about it, says Grand Mufti of J&K after attending musical evening
A day after a video showing the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir enjoying music, an act he termed as forbidden in Islam, went viral, Bashiruddin Ahmad has defended himself saying there were only devotional songs being played at the event.
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Kashmiri human rights group threatens Grand Mufti with lawsuit
A Kashmiri human rights group on Thursday said they would file a case against Kashmir's Grand Mufti for issuing fatwas which project the state in "bad light" internationally.
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Saudi Grand Mufti urges Muslims to fight terrorism
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, has urged Muslims to fight terrorism and oppose suicide attacks.
