Beheadings spark Muslim leaders’ condemnation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi officials and Islamic scholars denounce beheadings linked to al Qaeda allied militants. The report notes mixed views within Islam about capital punishment while condemning the violence against foreigners in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and beyond.
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Unity and rhetoric dominate Iraqi pulpits
In Iraq preachers at Friday prayers condemn the American occupation while urging unity as sovereignty nears. Clerics from Basra to Baghdad decry the Thursday violence that killed about 100 Iraqis, call for national solidarity, and warn against external meddling and divisions in Islam.
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