Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)

Al- Watan (Arabic: الوطن al - Watan, home ') is a leading daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia. It sees itself as a reform-oriented and western positions related parties. Internationally, it became known as its director Jamal Khashoggi was dismissed because of violent criticism of Islamic religious scholars, including Ibn Taymiyah, his post.

The newspaper is considered to be close to the government and non- religious. It provides in Saudi Arabia always cause a stir by criticizing Islamic authorities and the Mutawwa, so in 2004 the Grand Mufti Abd al - Aziz bin Abdullah Al al- Sheikh. The Mutawwa in Saudi Arabia criticized in its Internet portal, the newspaper frequently and " refuted " their articles.

The newspaper receives claims to frequently threats. Islamists are said to have called in the past to murder editors. The newspaper and its editors are dubbed from Islamist circles frequently as " infidels."

A Muslim cleric of the official scholarly Council in Riyadh said it was a "sin " to buy Al- Watan. The newspaper is financially supported by the Saudi government.

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  • Http://zeus.zeit.de/text/2003/28/Saudische_Frauen
  • Http://www.hesbah.gov.sa
  • THE TIME, June 12, 2003, No 25
  • Http://www.alwatan.com.sa
  • Newspaper (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Watan (Syria)
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