based Al-Nadwah said intellectual security is an essential matter for confronting the deviant thought under which some of our youth have fallen as victims. Intellectual security means clearing the mentality from blemishes that prevent understanding of proper ideas pertaining to the principles of Islam, said the paper noting that the Imams of mosques are capable of playing a crucial role in this respect. Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, has urged the Imams of mosques to shoulder their responsibility and work for the awareness of citizens and residents about the intellectual security and its role in combating intellectual intrusion under which several youth have fallen and have become a fuel for blasts and explosions in various parts of the world. "Not only the Imams of mosques, but also teachers at schools and members of the academic staff at the universities as well as media men should all cooperate and coordinate for fighting the extremist thought which defames Islam and Muslims," the daily added. --MORE
