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Be aware of conspiracies of enemies: Grand Mufti
2014-10-26 - Saudi Gazette - The Grand Mufti warned the Muslim Ummah against division and differences. In a weekly program transmitted by Nida Al-Islam Radio from Makkah, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, who is also head of the Senior Scholars Commission and Ifta Council, urged the Ummah to stand united and be aware of the conspiracies of ene 

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Saudi Arabia's Awakening Shakyhs: Where are they Today?

During the 1990's a younger generation of Saudi religious shaykhs rose to prominence on a wave of anti-Western rhetoric and criticism of Saudi government policies. A government crackdown in 1994 put some of the most prominent members of the Awakening movement in prison for the rest of the decade. Since their release, most have lost their positions within the Saudi religious-educational bureaucracy, but many have been able to resume a public, if more subdued role within the religious community.