The Sakina Campaign plans to carry out a
scientific survey to determine the position of the Saudi public on the
“caliphate” announced by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. This
comes after the results of an opinion poll of Saudis were released on
social networking sites, claiming that 92% of the target group believes
that “IS conforms to the values of Islam and Islamic law.” Observers
believe that in the current period, it is most important to “focus on
the roots of extremism and to address and fight it.”
Author Abdullah al-Duhailan, Rahma Thiab, Shaden al-Hayek
July 22, 2014, Al-Hayat
Translator(s) Tyler Huffman
Original Article اقرا المقال الأصلي باللغة العربية
Meanwhile, Saudi families refused to hold mourning gatherings for their sons who were killed in troubled places outside of the kingdom. The “confusion” that was sparked by IS’ recent expansion saw the proliferation of websites selling shirts carrying slogans that called for jihad and glorified IS. Advisory Committee member Sheikh Abdullah al-Suwailem refused to classify those affiliated with terrorist groups as “criminals,” claiming that pressure had led them to join these groups in the absence of guidance.
Some of the families of those killed fighting outside of Saudi Arabia expressed their “joy,” refusing to show grief over the deaths of their sons.
More @ Muslim Statistics
Photo gallery @ link above: ISIS shared pictures of their execution of members for
breaking their pledge to the Khilafa in Syria, and the execution of
soldiers of the Iraqi army fighting against ISIS. [photo credits:
Islamic State, twitter]
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