[adsenseyu1]Saudi Arabia recently preached to the international community about the need to confront "intolerance, extremism and human rights violations."If this sounds surreal, consider the following excerpts from a July 26 report in the Saudi Gazette (emphasis added): Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call on the international community to criminalize any act vilifying … [Read more...]
Saudi Bombers ‘Seriously Damage’ Church in Yemen
According to Agenzia Fides, a Catholic church in Yemen was seriously damaged during a Saudi bombing raid around mid-May.The church of the Immaculate Conception in Aden was earlier occupied by Houthi rebels who had vandalized the interior of the church.The air strike by Saudi bombers—in support of the Yemeni government in its struggle with the rebels—did further damage to … [Read more...]
Leading Saudi Cleric: ‘It Suffices Me Not to Hear Church Bells Ringing’
Saudi Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and current prayer leader of Muhaisin Mosque in Riyadh, recently issued the following "tweet" on his personal Twitter account: "My beloved nation: It suffices me that you shelter me from hearing church bells ringing in you."This is reminiscent of when another top ranking Saudi religious leader, Sheikh … [Read more...]
Saudi Thinker: Muslim Institutions Teach that Christians are ‘Infidels’ and ‘Enemies’
According to Saudi novelist and writer, Hani Naqshabandi, "Our [Islamic] religious institutions do not give us room to exercise free thought." By way of example, he pointed out that "They [Saudi institutions] said that the Christian is an infidel, a denizen of hell, an enemy to Allah and Islam. So we said, 'Allah's curse on them.'"The Saudi thinker made these assertions … [Read more...]
Living and Dying by the Sword of Jihad
PJ MediaIn a move reminiscent of “ancient history,” Saudi Arabia is building a 600-mile-long “Great Wall”—a combined fence and ditch—to separate itself from the Islamic State to the north in Iraq:Plans for the 600-mile wall and ditch Saudi Arabia will build with Iraq in an effort to insulate itself from the chaos engulfing its neighbors.Much of the area on the Iraqi … [Read more...]