Salman al-Ouda
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Salman bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Ouda (Arabic: سلمان بن فهد بن عبد الله العودة) or Salman al-Ouda (Arabic: سلمان العودة), Salman al-Oadah, Salman al-Audah, or Salman al-Awdah (Arabic: سلمان بن فهد العودة) - kunya: Abu Mu'ad (أبو معاذ)- (born December 14, 1956)[1] is a Saudi Muslim scholar. Al-Ouda is a member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars and on its board of trustees.[5] He is a director of the Arabic edition of the website Islam Today and appears on a number of TV shows and authors newspaper articles.[6]
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Born | (1956-12-14) December 14, 1956 (age 67)[1] |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Children | Abdullah Alaoudh[2] |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
Movement | Sahwa[3] |
Main interest(s) | Sharia |
Alma mater | the Faculty of Sharia and Religious Principles in al-Qassim |
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In 1993 al-Ouda was one of the leaders of the dissident group Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights (CDLR) that challenged the Saudi government,[7] for which he was imprisoned during 1994–1999.[citation needed] In 2007 he was viewed as a government supporter.[citation needed] He was detained by the Saudi authorities in September 2017. As of July 2018[update], he remained in solitary confinement without charge or trial. Officials imposed travel bans on members of his family.[8][9][10] He was arrested for his refusal to comply with an order by Saudi authorities to tweet a specific text to support the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar. In a 4 September 2018 legal hearing, prosecutors applied for al-Ouda to be sentenced to death.[11]