Saudi clerics are not the champions of liberalism and enlightenment: this is like saying that Geroge W. Bush is an advocate of feminism and classless society

"Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi columnist, wrote recently of Sheikh Al Qaradawi’s old fatwa that “it’s time for the sheikh, in light of the prevalence of violence and bloodshed committed by ignorant Muslims, to endorse the views of his colleagues in Saudi Arabia who have consistently refused to sanction suicide operations despite immense pressure”. " (thanks Basim)