Saudi King Urges British Muslims Toward Moderation

Yesterday's International Herald Tribune reports on the remarks made by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at a halal banquet given in his honor by Queen Elizabeth during the king's visit to Britain. Praising British toleration of "all races, creeds and color," King Abdullah said: "I should like to take this opportunity to call upon our Muslim brethren living in Britain to be honest and upright Muslims and worthy British citizens, striving to build and construct so that they may convey the true image of the principles of Islam, those eternal principles of love, mercy and moderation." These remarks come as a conservative British think tank, the Policy Exchange, released a report (full text) claiming that agencies linked to the Saudi government are distributing extremist literature to mosques and Islamic centers in Britain. Today's New York Sun has more on these charges.