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Saudi Education Ministry Orders Extremist Books Removed From Schools

Saudi Arabia's education minister has ordered the removal of two extremist books from school libraries, in order to protect youth from extremist ideas.

One of the books is by Muslim Brotherhood thinker Sayyid Qutb, and the other is on jihad.

Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, November 25, 2008

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