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Dear Mukto-mona forum members:
The original fatwa, which had received wide publicity, was in all
likelihood given in Arabic language. I am still looking for an English
translation of it. They say the devil is in details!
All the reports that I have seen in the net say that the Sheik in
question had offered a fatwa on the topic. The Mullah also had
acknowledged it. But now he says that first the offending person(s)
should face the court. I am attaching another Reuter's report that
came from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Please read this report to learn that
another Mullah from Saudi Arabia has offered a fatwa on magician who
appears in the TV. As per the fatwa the magician who appears in the TV
show should be put to death!
Interestingly, I also learned that most TV networks in Saudi Arabia are
owned by the members of the Saudi Royal Family. Go figure this one
out - who is going to bell the cat! Any comment, Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan?
Sincerely,
Jaffor Ullah
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Another Saudi Fatwa Calls for Killing Satellite Channel Owners
By Riyadh: Reuters 16/9/2008
Al-Madina Saudi newspaper quoted Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan, member of the
kingdom's highest tribunal, as saying that the magicians who appear on
Arab satellite TV channels should be sentenced to death because they
violate the Quran and Sunnah (words and deeds of the prophet).
Al-Fawzan made these statements while commenting on the Fatwa
(religious edict) by Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan, the chief of the kingdom's
Supreme Judiciary Council, who said that owners of satellite TV
networks that show 'immoral' content should be brought to trial and
sentenced to death if other penalties do not deter them from airing
such material.
Appearing on state-run Saudi TV Sunday, al-Lihedan seemed to be trying
to calm the controversy that his original comments triggered,
explaining that the owners of offending networks should be warned and
punished before possibly being brought to trial and executed.
The great popularity enjoyed by Turkish serials in Saudi Arabia and
other Arab countries caused a storm of anger among the conservatives in
Saudi Arabia, who have concerns over the spread of secular culture.
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh issued a
fatwa last July to the effect that watching Turkish soap operas is
impermissible.
It is worth mentioning that most of the Arab satellite TV channels,
including MBC, ART, Orbit, Rotana and LBC, are owned by the Saudi
ruling family or businessmen close to it.
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