‘Mujtahidd’ Tweets Shake Things Up In Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabians are buzzing about an anonymous Twitter user who claims to be exposing the corruption in the Saudi government.

He goes by the name “Mujtahidd.”

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Madawi Al-Rasheed, a professor of anthropology and religion at King’s College, London, to find out why “Mujtahidd” is so popular.

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