Yahoo – AFP,
20 Oct 2014
Riyadh (AFP) - Twitter is nothing more than "a source of lies" and evil, Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric said, in comments that sparked lively debate Tuesday on the microblogging site.
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| Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh says Twitter could be of real benefit if it was used correctly but has been exploited for trivial matters (AFP Photo/Damien Meyer) |
Riyadh (AFP) - Twitter is nothing more than "a source of lies" and evil, Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric said, in comments that sparked lively debate Tuesday on the microblogging site.
"If it
were used correctly, it could be of real benefit, but unfortunately it's
exploited for trivial matters," Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said on his
"Fatwa" television show broadcast late Monday.
Twitter is
"the source of all evil and devastation", the mufti said.
"People
are rushing to it thinking it's a source of credible information but it's a
source of lies and falsehood."
The social
media platform is popular among both men and women in ultra-conservative Saudi
Arabia, where some supported the mufti's views but many others objected.
"This
is why I will repent, and close my account to distance myself from this great
evil," one Twitter user wrote with apparent sarcasm.
"Respected
sheikh, how can you judge something without using it?" another post asked.
But a
supporter of the sheikh wrote: "I swear the mufti has spoken the truth;
the evils of Twitter are many."
Saudi
Arabia adopts a strict version of Sunni Islam, including a segregation of the
sexes, that influences all aspects of life in the Gulf kingdom.
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