'Do Not Heed Call to Jihad' Saudi Mufti Tells Young People

Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti urged young people on Thursday to ignore calls to jihad from people representing "deviant principles'', the latest salvo in an anti-militant campaign by the kingdom's religious establishment. Riyadh, the world's No. 1 oil exporter, is unnerved by the rapid advance in Iraq and Syria of Islamic State insurgents and fears this could radicalize some of its own citizens and eventually lead to attacks on the U.S.-allied government. The word...

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