Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

July 6, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=130

Saudis Funding Islamic Extremism

(MEMRI TV) Turki Hamad- In an interview on Dubai TV, liberal Saudi journalist Turki Hamad said: "The (Saudi) state and the extremists belong to the same discourse." "All the institutions of society use the same discourse, whether in schools, universities, mosques, extra-curricular activities, or summer camps." "Who provided these means? The state provided them...in order to spread what? The Islamic discourse." "The question that arises is where the funding comes from....I don't think it's from overseas. They have sympathizers inside Saudi Arabia.....I'm certain there is (Saudi) funding." The Middle East Media Research Institute has established a new center for TV monitoring (MEMRI TV), operating 16 hours a day to monitor every major Arab channel.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: