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Driving 'exposes women to evil' claims Saudi Arabia's top Islamic cleric as he defends ban
Express-UK ^ | April 11, 2016 | Katie Mansfield

Posted on 04/11/2016 2:48:33 PM PDT by kevcol

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh attempted to justify the ban on religious television channel Almajd.

He warned "weak-spirited" men who are "obsessed with women" could hurt female drivers.

The cleric added family members would not know where their female relatives were if they were allowed to drive.
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The sheikh is known for being outspoken and in 2014 claimed Twitter was "the source of all evil".

He has also spoken out on animation films, reportedly issued a fatwa allowing men to eat their wife if they are starving and banned Muslims from playing chess.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: islam; muslims; muslimwomen; muslimworld; saudiarabia; women
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And Ted Cruz votes for more of these guys to move here.


21 posted on 04/12/2016 3:22:44 AM PDT by x_plus_one (Lose with Cruz.)
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