Friday, September 19, 2008

Arabs denounce cleric's fatwa on 'immoral' TV

A Saudi man drinks Arabic coffee as he watches Satellite TV at his home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ,Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Arabs are denouncing a Saudi cleric's edict that it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that show 'immoral' content. Many fear the fatwa could fuel vigilante attacks on the media. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Arabs across the ideological spectrum, from secular-minded liberals to Muslim hard-liners, are denouncing a top Saudi cleric's edict that it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that show "immoral" content.

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