Don’t Speak to Foreign Media, Saudi Mufti Says

Contacting foreign television channels to talk about the issues of Saudi Arabia is haram, said Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Alsheikh Friday according to the local Okaz daily. The Mufti made these remarks during his Friday sermon that he gave at Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in the capital Riyadh. Describing the act of speaking to foreign media as “treason”, the Mufti said the only lawful way to express criticism is through writing directly to officials.