Deviants are only aiding Islam foes, scholars warn

RIYADH: The Council of Senior Scholars praised the Saudi security forces for dismantling a cluster of terror cells linked to Daesh in the Kingdom and said that those linked to terrorism have drifted away from Islamic values.
The council condemned terrorism, saying the actions by deviant groups are only serving the agendas of the enemies of Islam and Muslims, local media reported.
It emphasized that all citizens, including students, preachers, teachers and media persons are responsible for uncovering such deviant and evil designs emitting from these terrorist groups.
The council also noted that families have a major role to play in keeping their children away from such evil ideas and thoughts.
Meanwhile, a man who threatened to kill Saudi satirist Nasser Al-Qasabi last month is among the 144 Daesh-linked suspects detained, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.
Al-Qasabi’s sketch comedy show “Selfie” earned him death threats from Daesh after mocking the extremists. In one scene, a group of warriors at a “girl market” pick concubines from a line of chained women abducted from the battlefield.
In a response from a supporter of the militants, a Twitter user named Jalabeeb Al-Jizrawi wrote to Al-Qasabi: “I swear to God you will regret what you did, you apostate.”
“The holy warriors will not rest until they cut your head from your body, in just a few days hopefully,” he wrote in a post that was retweeted over 3,000 times.
It is now believed “Jalabeeb Al-Jizrawi” has been arrested as part of a crackdown.
“God is my protector. I’m an artist, and the artist’s essential role is to reveal society’s challenges even if he pays a price,” Al-Qasabi had said following the threat. “Warning the people about Daesh is the true jihad, because we’re fighting them with art not war,” he added.