Mohammed bin Salman (Reuters)
Middle East Eye: Saudi crown prince says country moving to 'moderate' Islam
Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia will 'end extremism' and promises to restore 'moderate, open' Islam.
Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Tuesday said his country was moving towards a "moderate, open" form of Islam and will defeat extremism, as senior Saudi government officials launched a media offensive in the face an ongoing diplomatic quarrels with Qatar.
Mohammed bin Salman said his country would restore a "moderate, open" Islam, in a kingdom founded by ultra-conservatives and renowned for its repressive rule.
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Update #1: Saudi Arabia to return to ‘moderate, open Islam,’ crown prince says (Daily Sabah)
Update #2: Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia will 'return to moderate Islam and destroy extremism', Crown Prince declares as he launches overhaul of economy away from reliance on oil (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman believes that Saudi Arabia will change .... but from my vantage point .... that change is unbelievably slow. What also does not help is that as long as Saudi Arabia continues to permit the funding of Wahhabi schools and mosques that teach an extremist view of Islam, any hope of a moderate Islam taking hold in Saudi Arabia is just a pipe-dream.
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Sharia free tourism zone....hmmmm....
Maybe they can take a huge hint when it's successful.
Imans have been know to get free helicopter rides to the Empty Quarter.
We'll see what shakes out.
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