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The moment man was publicly beheaded in a Saudi Arabian car park for being a 'sorcerer'
* 44 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia this year
* Alarming rise in killings since end of Ramadan
* Seven killed since Sept 5, when executions restarted
* 140 prisoners facing the death penalty
By OLIVER PICKUP
Last updated at 6:00 PM on 31st October 2011
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Shocking footage has surfaced of a Sudanese man being publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for being a 'sorcerer'.
Crouched on his knees and blindfolded, Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki was executed in a car park Medina, in the west of the country, as dozens looked on last month.
The grainy footage - which MailOnline believes is too graphic to publish - shows the executioner lining his sword up on the back of Abdul Hamid's neck, before one swift stroke decapitates him.
An executioner lines up his sword on the back of the neck of 'sorcerer' Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki
The killer draws his sword back as dozens of people watch in the car park
The Sudanese man, who was killed on September 20, is believed to have been the 44th person executed in Saudi Arabia this year - and the 11th foreign national.
The total for 2011 is 17 more than for the whole of 2010.
Lebanese TV host Ali Hussain Sibat, who was sentenced to death over making predictions of the future on his show, had been scheduled to be beheaded on Friday.
His attorney May El Khansa said the execution did not take place on that day - but that did not mean Sibat has been given a reprieve.
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The alarming rise in the number of executions in the country has led to criticism from a number of human rights charities.
Saudis are understood to prefer beheading by a sharp sword, as they think it more humane and quicker than electrocution and lethal injection.
Amnesty International pleaded with King Abdullah but the Saudi monarch still allowed the killing of Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki for sorcery
And while the crime of 'sorcery' is undefined in Saudi Arabian law, it has been used to punish people for the legitimate exercise of their human rights.
Abdul Hamid is understood to have been arrested in 2005 after he was entrapped by a man working for the Mutawa'een (religious police).
He was asked to concoct a spell that would cause the officer's father to leave his second wife.
According to the officer's account Abdul Hamid agreed to carry out the curse in exchange for 6,000 Saudi Arabian riyals (approximately £1,000).
He was beaten after his arrest and thought to have been forced to admit to acts of sorcery.
In a secret trial, where he was not allowed legal representation, he was sentenced to death by the General Court in Medina in March 2007.
Few details are available about his trial but he is reported to have been tried behind closed doors and without legal representation.
At the time of his arrest, English language Saudi daily The Saudi Gazette ran an article entitled Magic Maids which said that 'we must face up to the threats from some maids and servants and their satanic games of witchcraft and sorcery, their robbery, murder, entrapment of husbands, corruption of children and other countless stories of crime that have been highlighted by both experts and victims of these crimes'.
Sentenced to death: Lebanese TV host Ali Hussain Sibat still faces execution for 'predicting the future'
Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Director for the Middle East and North Africa, heavily criticised the killing.
He said: 'Abdul Hamid's execution is appalling as is Saudi Arabia's continuing use of this most cruel and extreme penalty.
'That he should have been executed without having committed anything that would appear to constitute a crime is yet another deeply upsetting example of why the Saudi Arabian government should immediately cease executions and take steps to abolish the death penalty.'
The charity had campaigned on Abdul Hamid's behalf following his arrest and had urged Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to prevent his execution.
But it has been to no avail, and since the end of the holy month of Ramadan a few weeks ago, the Saudi Arabian authorities have resumed executions at an alarming pace.
According to Amnesty International seven people have been executed since the killings resumed on September 5.
Some 140 prisoners are believed to be facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.
And last December, Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states that voted against a UN general assembly resolution calling for the worldwide moratorium on executions.
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In the meantime the Saudis continue funding the spread of their poisonous fanatic dogma all over the world, trying to export their backwardness to the whole world. The world doesn't need their 'reaching out' but rather reaching within and cleaning up the crazy hell-hole they oversee and joining humanity in becoming civilized.
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King Abdullah tells preachers to reach out to other communities
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS
Published: Nov 1, 2011 01:54 Updated: Nov 1, 2011 01:56
MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged Islamic scholars and preachers on Monday to reach out to non-Muslim communities and said the message of Islam came addressing the whole humanity, not a particular community.
"We have to open up to other communities because the message of Islam does not address a particular community excluding others. In fact, it is a message for the whole humanity," the king said in his opening speech at the 12th Makkah conference.
The king's speech was read out by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. The three-day conference is organized by the Muslim World League.
King Abdullah emphasized the duty of Muslims to spread the message of Islam all over the world. "Despite the material progress achieved by man, he is still suffering from a lack of spirituality," he said while emphasizing the importance of dawa work.
In his keynote speech, King Abdullah said Islam is a comprehensive religion of peace and mercy. "The message of Islam explains how man and woman on this earth should live, with all its details."
The king continued: "Islam alone presents a complete way of life based on divine values and presents a balanced approach toward life. It can save them from the present dilemma while protecting their material achievements."
King Abdullah called for reforms in dawa work, keeping pace with modern developments. "We have to carry on dawa work with the intent of spreading our religion among other nations in the right form, highlighting its moderate teachings," he said.
He said preachers should be able to address modern issues in the light of Islamic teachings and make use of modern information technology.
King Abdullah emphasized the fact that Muslims should change their lifestyle and behavior in accordance with the teachings of Islam to remove the existing poor impression about them from the minds of other communities.
"Setting a good example is the best way to defend Islam and encourage others to embrace our religion," the king said while noting the Kingdom's efforts in the service of Islam and Muslims all over the world.
Saudi Arabia builds mosques, Islamic centers, institutes and schools in different parts of the world. It also finances a number of Islamic research chairs in leading international universities.
King Abdullah took the initiative to promote dialogue between followers of different faiths and cultures and establish an international counterterrorism center in New York. "There is a single entity derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah. Islam cannot be classified as political and nonpolitical or extremist and moderate."
King Abdullah commended the efforts being made by MWL to introduce Islam and confront the smear campaigns against Islam and Muslims.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, grand mufti, Abdullah Al-Turki, secretary-general of MWL, and Yousuf Salama, imam and khateeb of Al-Aqsa Mosque, also addressed the opening session. "Islamic preaching is a duty imposed on Muslims by the Shariah," said Al-Turki.
The grand mufti denounced the move by enemies to tarnish the image of Islam. "Islamic preachers are not terrorists. If any individual has made any mistake it should not be generalized," he said and stressed the need to do dawa with wisdom.
Kisan.
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