Twitter is 'the source of all evil,' says Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric

Twitter is 'the source of all evil,' says Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric
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Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, does not like Twitter. He recently condemned the social network as the "source of all evil and devastation," citing the way tweeps use the service to "slander Islam."

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Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.