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Wahhabism rejects Al Qaeda violence, says Saudi envoy
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
Now on a “listening tour” of the United States, Prince Turki has been speaking to community associations, foreign policy groups and university students. He says his goal is simple. He wants to explain that Saudis share many of the same values as Americans, that the country is a reliable ally in the war on terrorism and that the desert kingdom and centre of Islam is modernising its society.
According to James Morrison, who writes a diplomatic news column for the Washington Times, at the World Affairs Council of Seattle, the Saudi envoy was asked what he would like Americans to know about his country. “The first, of course, is that we are pretty much human beings. We didn’t come from Mars or Pluto, although we do wear skirts,” he replied. He said Saudis like Americans want a better life for their children and their grandchildren, to live in peace and harmony and to be contributing to the betterment of the world. He said there were many misconceptions about his country, including the role of the Wahhabi sect of Islam, the status of women, the nation’s modern economy and its initial steps toward some form of democracy. He said most of what is popularly known about the orthodox brand of Saudi Islam is based on “ignorance of and misunderstanding of where we come from.”
Prince Turki said his country is moving forward on improving the status of women, pointing out that women make up 55 percent of university students and own 40,000 businesses in the Kingdom. “We admit that we started a bit late on that issue, but we’re going in the right direction,” he said.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-4-2006_pg7_16
Wahhabism rejects Al Qaeda violence, says Saudi envoy
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
Now on a “listening tour” of the United States, Prince Turki has been speaking to community associations, foreign policy groups and university students. He says his goal is simple. He wants to explain that Saudis share many of the same values as Americans, that the country is a reliable ally in the war on terrorism and that the desert kingdom and centre of Islam is modernising its society.
According to James Morrison, who writes a diplomatic news column for the Washington Times, at the World Affairs Council of Seattle, the Saudi envoy was asked what he would like Americans to know about his country. “The first, of course, is that we are pretty much human beings. We didn’t come from Mars or Pluto, although we do wear skirts,” he replied. He said Saudis like Americans want a better life for their children and their grandchildren, to live in peace and harmony and to be contributing to the betterment of the world. He said there were many misconceptions about his country, including the role of the Wahhabi sect of Islam, the status of women, the nation’s modern economy and its initial steps toward some form of democracy. He said most of what is popularly known about the orthodox brand of Saudi Islam is based on “ignorance of and misunderstanding of where we come from.”
Prince Turki said his country is moving forward on improving the status of women, pointing out that women make up 55 percent of university students and own 40,000 businesses in the Kingdom. “We admit that we started a bit late on that issue, but we’re going in the right direction,” he said.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-4-2006_pg7_16
Did Bush twist this Turkiman Saudi's arm too hard that he yelped?!
Of course he is right. Saudi's share a lot in common with the Americans. Like.......??????????
Maybe I missed it.
Do the women move around like walking shroud like in his Bedou land? Or do the women gets bashed up because religion says you can whack your wife blue and black. Yeah and what else?
Of course Saudi are humans. But inhuman humans!
Not from Mars or Pluto, right? Maybe, but sure not from Planet Earth either.
They don't support OBL or AQ. Good. But AQ and OBL leans heavily on Saudi money and ideology. But of course that is not support. That is collusion! ;)
So this Turkiman is the new propaganda tool of the Islam apologists!
If someone believes these lies (allowed as Takiya in Islam), he'll be a monkey's uncle!
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