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NEWS ABOUT: Wahhabism

Wahhabism stories: 7 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Mass Trials 
 Signal Saudis' 
 Anti-Terror 
 Progress 

Nearly 1K will be tried according to Islamic law

Oct 24, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest mass prosecution of Islamist extremists in Saudi Arabian history is the latest clue that the kingdom’ anti-terror campaign in on track, the Economist reports. The Saudis plan to try 991 prisoners on charges ranging from committing terrorist violence to justifying it in religious sermons—and will do so... More »

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Saudi Arabia • jihad • Islamist • Islamist extremists • Wahhabism • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism

Religious Tensions Follow India Bombings

Sufis feel threatened by rising rival factions

Jun 28, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sign on a mosque door in India warns outsiders—that is, members of conservative Muslim sects—to keep out. “These are dangerous times,” one mosque member told the Washington Post. “We cannot trust anybody.” Such is the climate in India, where moderate Muslims feel besieged... More »

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Islam • India • Islamic extremists • Wahhabism • conservative Islam • Sufism • Barelvi Sunnis • Indian Muslims

9 Dead, 100 Wounded
in Iran Mosque Blast

Attack scatters meeting of extremist Shiite organization

Apr 12, 08 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb killed nine and wounded more than 100 in an Iranian mosque today, scattering members of an extremist Shiite group, the BBC reports. Police and militia have cordoned off the area while medics attend to victims and local media call for blood donations. No one has claimed responsibility for... More »

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Iran • Shiite • Sunni militants • bombing • mosque • Wahhabism • Persepolis

 In Saudi Arabia, 
 a Hotel for Women 

Men-free Luthan Hotel 'meeting a very big demand' in conservative Muslim kingdom

Mar 21, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saudi Arabia’s first hotel catering exclusively to women—right down to its plush spa—opened this week in Riyadh, the Independent reports. The conservative kingdom enforces strict Islamic segregation of sexes in public, but women can stay at the Luthan Hotel without a male guardian—nor any men on... More »

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Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Riyadh • Islamic Sharia law • hotel • spa • spas • Muslim women • Wahhabism • Luthan Hotel

57 Saudi Men Arrested
for Flirting

Prosecutors say they exhibited 'bad' behavior to woo girls at malls

Feb 23, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 57 young men accused of flirting with girls at shopping malls in Mecca, the BBC reports. Prosecutors say the men wore indecent clothing, played loud music, and danced to attract the girls’ attention. The arrests were prompted by Saudi’s Commission for the Promotion of... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • Mecca • Wahhabism • Valentine's Day • religious police • gender segregation • flirting

Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

'Immoral' holiday sparks temporary
ban on color

Feb 12, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - In preparation for Valentine's Day, Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned all things red. The morality cops are out in force in search of the color of love, reports CNN, with plans to confiscate everything from flowers to stuffed toys. The ban is part of a yearly effort, complete with raids... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • Muslim women • Wahhabism • Valentine's Day • red

Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda

First attack by Iraqi group outside Mideast

Dec 14, 07 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Terrorist plotters behind bungled bombings in London and Glasgow six months ago have been linked to an al-Qaeda group in Iraq. The bombings are the first attacks attempted by the group Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia outside the Mideast, reports the New York Times. The plotters drove a vehicle packed with gas... More »

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Bilal Abdullah • Glasgow airport attack • terrorist • Kafeel Ahmed • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Hizb ut Tahrir • Wahhabism • al-Qaeda in Iraq

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