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Special Dispatch|3132, 3133| July 30, 2010 Democratization and Reform in the Arab & Muslim World

MEMRI’S Fundraising Campaign is Underway (http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4469.htm) Please Support Us Today (www.memri.org/donation) Special Dispatch No. 3132—Saudi Arabia Saudi Scholar Ahmad bin Baz: We Muslims Have Found Ourselves at the Tail End of the World's Progress Following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi scholar Ahmad bin Baz, son of a former Saudi Mufti, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on June 4, 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2561.htm. Ahmad bin Baz: "We Muslims have found ourselves at the tail end of the world's progress. The Muslims are always on the receiving end, and their only role in life is to receive from others. Western society has become the society of innovations. It is Western society that produces and adapts itself to the changes of life, whereas we Muslims have become passive recipients of all these innovations, and all we do is sit down and ponder whether these innovations are permitted or forbidden by Islam. This is a definite sign of our weakness. [...] To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4490.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3132—Egypt Liberal Egyptian Journalist Nabil Sharaf Al-Din Criticizes Muslim Brotherhood Participation in Political Process: You Cannot Play Soccer Using Boxing Rules Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian journalist Nabil Sharaf Al-Din, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on July 9, 2010. To view the full clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2552.htm. Nabil Sharaf Al-Din: "I am not against Islam. I am a Muslim, who bears witness that there is no god but Allah and the Muhammad is His Messenger. By no means am I against Islam. I am against Islamism, against the peddling of the Islamic religion. This is what I mean." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4491.htm.