http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/03/saudis-fire-extremist-preachers/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/03/saudis-fire-extremist-preachers/comment-page-1/#comment-21777 John Burgess Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:46:09 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=8008#comment-21777 Certainly. It's important, though, that the Saudi media believes it important to highlight the quashing of extremists. Whatever the total numbers, it's an indication that people and the government are tiring of extremism. Certainly. It’s important, though, that the Saudi media believes it important to highlight the quashing of extremists. Whatever the total numbers, it’s an indication that people and the government are tiring of extremism.

]]> http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/03/saudis-fire-extremist-preachers/comment-page-1/#comment-21776 anonymous Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:32:27 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=8008#comment-21776 I too think numbers and specifics are necessary to determining the relevance of this. If they fired one guy because he praised Al-Qaeda and 400 guys for being ill or not maintaining their mosques, then it's basically a non-story. I too think numbers and specifics are necessary to determining the relevance of this. If they fired one guy because he praised Al-Qaeda and 400 guys for being ill or not maintaining their mosques, then it’s basically a non-story.

]]> http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/03/saudis-fire-extremist-preachers/comment-page-1/#comment-21753 theHalfBreed Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:52:44 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=8008#comment-21753 Hmm...i hope this comes from a genuine desire for reform, not as appeasement. Hmm…i hope this comes from a genuine desire for reform, not as appeasement.

]]> http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/03/saudis-fire-extremist-preachers/comment-page-1/#comment-21749 Crispal Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:33 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=8008#comment-21749 It is a good sign, indeed. But the speed of change is so slow that it takes years to see any noticeable improvement. It is a good sign, indeed. But the speed of change is so slow that it takes years to see any noticeable improvement.

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