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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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PM Modi Expresses Condolences On Death Of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, describing it as a profound loss to the Kingdom.
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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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Saudi Arabia's Clerics Condemn Islamic State But Preach Intolerance
When Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh described Islamic State and al Qaeda as "kharijites" last month, he was casting them as the ultimate heretics of Muslim history, a sect that caused the faith's first and most traumatic schism.
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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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Twitter 'a council for jokesters': Saudi Arabia's top cleric
Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric has criticized the social media website Twitter, calling it "a council for jokesters" and a place for unjust, incorrect messages.
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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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PM Modi Expresses Condolences On Death Of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, describing it as a profound loss to the Kingdom.
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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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Saudi Arabia's Clerics Condemn Islamic State But Preach Intolerance
When Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh described Islamic State and al Qaeda as "kharijites" last month, he was casting them as the ultimate heretics of Muslim history, a sect that caused the faith's first and most traumatic schism.
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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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Twitter 'a council for jokesters': Saudi Arabia's top cleric
Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric has criticized the social media website Twitter, calling it "a council for jokesters" and a place for unjust, incorrect messages.
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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.
