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The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project. *Special Report Series Special Dispatch No. 3729—Saudi Arabia Saudi Islamic Scholar Muhammad Musa Al-Sharif: The Day Is Coming When Islam Will Rule the World Again Following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi Islamic scholar Dr. Muhammad Musa Al-Sharif, which aired on Iqra TV (Saudi Arabia) on February 25, 2011. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2842.htm. Muhammad Musa Al-Sharif: "These events are paving the way for a greater thing to come. They are paving the way for a great Islam that is coming with force, because the world is in need of leadership. The current leadership – communism, capitalism, and so on – has gone bankrupt. Only Islam is left to lead the world. The Prophet Muhammad foretold this clearly in several hadiths. Islamic leadership is coming whether people like it or not. Therefore, we must become soldiers of this emerging leadership." [...] To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5164.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3728—Saudi Arabia/Democratization and Reform in the Arab & Muslim World Saudi Sheikh: One Who Kills Himself and Others in Order to Win the Virgins of Paradise Is Not a Martyr but a Suicide; Only the Truly Virtuous Will Gain Paradise In an article in the Saudi daily Al-Riyadh, Sheikh 'Adel Al-Kalbani, a former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, condemns preachers who exploit the despair and frustration of young Muslims by filling their heads with stories about the Virgins of Paradise in order to lure them into jihad. Al-Kalbani emphasizes that putting on an explosive belt and exploding oneself among others is not an act of martyrdom, but rather an act of suicide, which will certainly not be rewarded with Paradise. He also stresses that there are many other ways to gain Paradise apart from sacrificing one's life, such as by leading a pious life and honoring one's parents. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5162.htm. *From the MEMRI TV Project MEMRI TV Clip No. 2865 - Saudi Prince Turki Bin Bandar Aal Saud Criticizes Saudi Military Intervention in Bahrain Following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi Prince Turki Bin Bandar Aal Saud, which aired on Al-Alam TV on March 18, 2011: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2865.htm.