Adnan al-Aroor
| Adnan al-Aroor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Adnan Mohammed al-Aroor 1948 CE/1368 AH[1] Hama, Syria[1] |
| Residence | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Occupation | Scientific director for research and publishing in Riyadh and Salafi cleric |
| Children | 3 girls and 8 boys[1] |
| Website |
www |
Adnan Mohammed al-Aroor (Arabic: الشيخ عدنان محمد العرعور) is a Sunni cleric from Hama, Syria.
al-Aroor appears regularly on TV stations in Saudi Arabia, including the widely watched satellite channel al-Safa, where he is known for his programs criticizing non-Salafi Islamic majorities fighting with the government.[2] He became widely known and promoted after the start of the Syrian Public Revolution as the non-official face of the anti-government movement in Syria. He favors arming the Syrian opposition and a foreign military intervention.[2][3]
According to The Economist: "Those who tuned in to Mr Arour's weekly show were attracted less by his Sunni triumphalism than by his theatrical appeals for all Syrians to rise and fight, something opposition intellectuals in exile neglected to do. But as Syria's misery has ground on, sectarian fault lines have inexorably widened. Mr Arour's views, once widely dismissed as extreme, now look closer to the mainstream, at least among the three-quarters of Syrians who are Sunni Muslims".[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sheikh Adnan Aeraour "Mahatma Syria" weapon of non-violence" (in Arabic). alarabiya.net. August 15, 2011.
- 1 2 "Šejh Adnan Al-Aroor - simbol i pokretač sirijskog ustanka" (in Bosnian). Minber.ba. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ Saud, Fahad (6 August 2011). "Saudi-based Syrian cleric urges continued protests against Assad's regime". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ A Syrian preacher: The charm of telesalafism The Economist, 20 October 2012
