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[Part 2] 40 years later: the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
Siege Of Makkah in 1979 (Contd. from Part 1) Where it all came from In the siege of Makkah in 1979, many of Juhayman’s followers were theology students at the Islamic University of Medinah. There, Juhayman had joined a fundamentalist Salafi group that was headed by...
40 years later: the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
On 20 November 1979, about 300 heavily armed men assaulted the Grand Mosque of Makkah, the Masjid Al Haram. Within minutes, they had transformed the holiest place in Islam into a fortress and taken thousands of worshippers hostage. The siege shocked Saudi Arabia to...
Saudi women can divorce
A member of the Saudi Scholars’ Council Sheikh Abdullah Al Manea, has issued a Fatwa confirming that women may stipulate as a condition in their marriage contracts that they have the power to divorce their husbands. Al Manea said that, if the woman stipulates the...
Saudi State Minister faces Criticism
Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ade lAll Jubeir took part in a discussion at British think thank Chatham House. It is fascinating to listen how Mr. Al Jubeir, a seasoned foreign affairs expert, handeled the discussion. https://lnkd.in/dyKVju7
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[Part 2] 40 years later: the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
Siege Of Makkah in 1979 (Contd. from Part 1) Where it all came from In the siege of Makkah in 1979, many of Juhayman’s followers were theology students at the Islamic University of Medinah. There, Juhayman had joined a fundamentalist Salafi group that was headed by...
40 years later: the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
On 20 November 1979, about 300 heavily armed men assaulted the Grand Mosque of Makkah, the Masjid Al Haram. Within minutes, they had transformed the holiest place in Islam into a fortress and taken thousands of worshippers hostage. The siege shocked Saudi Arabia to...
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Al Dowayan Saudi arts on BBC top 100 women list
This month, the BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. These are women who drive change on behalf of women everywhere. This year’s list included Manal Al Dowayan, a Saudi photographer and artist from Dhahran....
Al-Mansour’s movie sent to the Oscar – 2nd try
Al-Mansour This month, Saudi Arabia nominated the movie The Perfect Candidate as best foreign language film for the Oscars. This is not the first nomination for the director and script-writer Haifaa Al Mansour, whose movie Wajda was nominated in 2012. In January 2019,...