Salman al-Ouda

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Salman bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Ouda (Arabic: سلمان بن فهد بن عبد الله العودة الجبري الخالدي; born 14 December 1956) simply known as Salman al-Ouda (Arabic: سلمان العودة, Salmān al-ʻAwdah), also known by his kunya as Abu Mu'ad (Arabic: أبو معاذ), is a Saudi Islamic scholar. Al-Ouda is a member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars and on its board of trustees. He was a director of the Arabic edition of the website Islam Today and appeared on a number of TV shows and authored newspaper articles. 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, for which he was imprisoned during 1994–1999. He was viewed as a government supporter by 2007. He was detained again by the Saudi authorities in September 2017. As of July 2018, he remained in solitary confinement without charge or trial. Officials imposed travel bans on members of his family. He was arrested for his refusal to comply...

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