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2009-03-02 Arabia

Holy man issues edict against Saudi big turbans

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Posted by Fred 2009-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 It is long past time that wealthy Saudis should have discovered that "turbulent priests" are rarely missed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-03-02 07:30|| 2009-03-02 07:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is hardly a holy man...he's the prince who's bin buying off America's leading universities. He owns Georgetown and Harvard outright - he has John Esposito's nvts in a jar over his fireplace and Noam Chomsky on speed dial.

He's one of the premier Da'wa specialists in the West, especially among the chattering classes, and it's interesting that Back Home in Ol' Araby may be souring on him.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-03-02 08:50|| 2009-03-02 08:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Any bets on his projected survival?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-03-02 10:11|| 2009-03-02 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Y'know, I'm not sure. There may be some "restructuring" necessary in the global Dar-ul-Sunni, because lately the Dar-ul-Shia seem to be hogging the spotlight, and the Iranian mullacracy's Da'wa shock troops (Hamas and Hezb'Allah) are making their statement the old-fashioned, Big Mo-approved way - at the points of their swords.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-03-02 11:13|| 2009-03-02 11:13|| Front Page Top

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