Safar al-Hawali

Safar Al-Hawali is a Saudi Islamic scholar who lives in Makkah . He was born in 1950. He received his doctorate in Islamic theology from Umm al-Qura University, Makkah in 1986. During the 1990s, he was arrested for a period of time by the Saudi authorities for his criticism of the government.

Safar bin Abdul-Rahman al-Hawali ( ) (born 1950) is a Saudi Islamic scholar who lives in Mecca . He came to prominence in 1991, as a leader of the Sahwah movement which opposed the presence of US troops on the Arabian peninsula .

Safar bin Abdul-Rahman al-Hawali al-Ghamdi ( ) (born 1950) is a scholar who lives in Mecca . He came to prominence in 1991, as a leader of the Sahwah movement which opposed the presence of US troops on the Arabian peninsula . In 1993, al-Hawali and Salman al-Ouda were leaders in creating the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights , a group that opposed the Saudi government, for which both were imprisoned from 1994 to 1999. In July 2018 he was detained by the Saudi authorities, along with his four sons and brother, for writing a 3,000-page book titled Muslims and Western Civilisation . "Who are the key Sahwa figures Saudi Arabia is cracking down on?" , 5 June 2019, Al Jazeera . "Prominent Saudi scholar Ahmed al-Amari dies in prison: Activists" , 21 January 2019, Al Jazeera .

Saudi Arabian scholar (born 1950) Safar bin Abdul-Rahman al-Hawali al-Ghamdi ( ) (born 1950) is a scholar who lives in Mecca . He came to prominence in 1991, as a leader of the Sahwah movement which opposed the presence of US troops on the Arabian peninsula . In 1993, al-Hawali and Salman al-Ouda were leaders in creating the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights , a group that opposed the Saudi government, for which both were imprisoned from 1994 to 1999. In July 2018, he was detained by the Saudi authorities, along with his four sons and brother, for writing a 3,000-page book titled Muslims and Western Civilisation . The book is said to include "attacks on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and the ruling Saudi royal family over their ties to Israel ." Ibrahim, Arwa. "Who are the key Sahwa figures Saudi Arabia is cracking down on?" , 5 June 2019, Al Jazeera . "Prominent Saudi scholar Ahmed al-Amari dies in prison: Activists" , 21 January 2019, Al Jazeera .

Saudi Arabian scholar (born 1950) Safar bin Abd al-Rahman al-Hawali al-Ghamdi ( Arabic : سفر بن عبدالرحمن الحوالي الغامدي ) (born 1950) is a scholar who lives in Mecca . He came to prominence in 1991, as a leader of the Sahwah movement which opposed the presence of US troops on the Arabian Peninsula . In 1993, al-Hawali and Salman al-Ouda were leaders in creating the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights , a group that opposed the Saudi government, for which both were imprisoned from 1994 to 1999. In July 2018, he was detained by the Saudi authorities, along with his four sons and brother, for writing a 3,000-page book titled Muslims and Western Civilisation . The book is said to include "attacks on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and the ruling Saudi royal family over their ties to Israel ." Ibrahim, Arwa. "Who are the key Sahwa figures Saudi Arabia is cracking down on?" , 5 June 2019, Al Jazeera . "Prominent Saudi scholar Ahmed al-Amari dies in prison: Activists" , 21 January 2019, Al Jazeera .