Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Khalili

Sheikh Ahmad bin Hamad al-Khalili (Arabic: أحمد بن حمد الخليلي‎) is the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman.^[1]

Opinions

The Grand Mufti declared in the midst of the Arab Spring that gyms and health clubs were "dens of vice" ^[2], and should be closed down. As well as targeting gyms, the Sheikh also urged the government to ban alcohol in Oman, one of the more liberal states in the Arabian Peninsula.

References

^ "Religious edicts forbidding the declaration of any Muslim". Al Bawaba. July 6, 2005. http://www1.albawaba.com/en/news/religious-edicts-forbidding-declaration-any-muslim.
^ "Gyms are 'dens of vice', says Oman’s Grand Mufti". arabianbuisness.com. March 16, 20011. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/gyms-are-dens-of-vice-says-oman-s-grand-mufti-387788.html?tab=Article.

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