Muslims from around the world are fighting for the lives of three preachers incarcerated in Saudi Arabia
With all world religions, there are strains between the ancient heartland and the periphery. A Catholic campus in the American Mid-West feels different from the cloisters of the Vatican; the Buddhism embraced by Californian beach-goers lacks the rigour of a monastery in Thailand or Tibet. But in Islam, tensions of this kind, and the way they are resolved, can literally be a matter of life or death.
The answer to that question provides a revealing snapshot of the state of global Islam. Virtually none of the signatories is based in a Muslim country. Yet among those who enjoy the freedom of the Western world, the theological range is remarkably broad. But more surprisingly, the appeal was initiated by traditionalist scholars, a camp which enjoys the respect of Western governments because of its eloquent critique of terrorism. The traditionalists don’t often intervene directly in earthly affairs, particularly when it comes to Saudi Arabia; this is a rare exception.
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