Human rights advocates have attacked a fatwa (Muslim legal opinion) by one of Saudi Arabia’s leading clerics. The fatwa holds that those who challenge the standard view in Saudi Arabia that members of other faiths are “unbelievers” should be declared “apostates” and put to death.
In light of King Abdullah’s recent call for dialogue between the leading monotheistic faiths, this story indicates that there is a high level of tension over matters of religious orthodoxy at the moment in Saudi Arabia.
Post a Comment