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| Thursday, 19 June, 2003, 18:01 GMT 19:01 UK Hardtalk in the Gulf: Abdul Al Matroudi ![]() Tim Sebastian talks to Saudi Arabia's Deputy Islamic Affairs Minister In a HARDtalk interview on 17 June, Tim Sebastian travels to Riyadh to talk to Dr Abdul Rahman Al Matroudi, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Islamic Affairs On 12 June, one month after the bombings in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian government announced that it had fired "hundreds" of clerics for preaching intolerance. But in a country where the education system is steeped in extremist Islamic values, how much further does the government need to go? HARDtalk can be seen on BBC World at 03:30 GMT, 08:30 GMT, 11:30 GMT, 15:30 GMT, 18:30 GMT and 23:30 GMT. It can also be seen on BBC News 24 at 03:30 GMT and 22:30 GMT | Top Hardtalk stories now: Links to more Hardtalk stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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