Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights

Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights
لجنة الدفاع عن الحقوق الشرعية
FormationMay 3, 1993
FounderSix prominent Islamist scholars and academics
TypeSaudi dissident group
PurposeOpposing the Saudi government as un-Islamic
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (originally)
Location
  • London, United Kingdom (later)
Key people
Mohammad al-Massari (official spokesman), Sa'ad Al-Faqih

The Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights (CDLR; Arabic: لجنة الدفاع عن الحقوق الشرعية) was a Saudi dissident group created in 1993 which opposed the Saudi government as un-Islamic.

The CDLR was the first opposition organization in the Kingdom openly challenging the monarchy, accusing the government and senior ulama of not doing enough to protect the legitimate Islamic rights of the Muslims.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.