Sunni-Muslim leaders criticise Saudi-sponsored Wahabbism
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Sunni-Muslim leaders criticise Saudi-sponsored Wahabbism

10:00 Oct 3, 2016
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At an underreported meeting  at the end of August in Chechnya, in the Russian Federation, hundreds of Islamic scholars discussed the definition of Sunni Islam and declared Wahabbism, the strict Saud-based school, beyond the pale. But not everybody was invited and critics say politics may overshadow religion in the fierce debate that erupted in the Muslim world after the meeting.
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