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Saudi men hold placards bearing the portraits of victims of a mosque bombing carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group during a mass funeral in the mainly Saudi Gulf coastal town of Qatif, 249 miles (400 kilometers) east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 25, 2015. (AFP Photo/Hussein Radwan)

Opinion: A United Front against the Extremists

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 31, 2015 | Opinion

It is no coincidence that in some Western countries, whose constitutions clearly stipulate protecting freedom of expression and political affiliation, neo-Nazi groups are banned without exception, both in terms of adherence and practice, and that those who violate...

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One of two rare copies of “Mein Kampf” signed by the young Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and due for auction, photographed in Los Angeles, California on February 25, 2014. (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown)

Opinion: Mein Kampf and other books of hatred

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 3, 2014 | Opinion

In one year’s time the copyright to Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler will expire. After that, the book will become available to anyone wishing to publish it. According to German copyright law, a book enters the public domain 70 years after the...