Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights
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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.[1]
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لجنة الدفاع عن الحقوق الشرعية | |
Formation | May 3, 1993 |
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Founder | Six prominent Islamist scholars and academics |
Type | Saudi dissident group |
Purpose | Opposing the Saudi government as un-Islamic |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (originally) |
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Key people | Mohammad al-Massari (official spokesman), Sa'ad Al-Faqih |
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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.[2]