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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7613575.stm

Page last updated at 20:25 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 21:25 UK

“Saudi judge condemns ‘immoral TV’”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Given his position as the country’s most senior judge, the sheikh’s views can not be easily dismissed, says BBC Arab affairs analyst, Magdi Abdelhadi.

Clerics like Sheikh al-Luhaydan represent a huge dilemma for the Saudi royal family, our correspondent adds.

On the one hand, Saudi rulers need their support to claim that they rule in the name of Islam.

But on the other hand, fighting militant Islam can be difficult when the country’s top judge calls for the beheading of those he views as immoral broadcasters. “


289 posted on 09/13/2008 3:15:26 AM PDT by Cindy
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290 posted on 09/13/2008 3:23:16 AM PDT by Cindy
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