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Mishari al-Zaidi, right, a former extremist militant from Saudi Arabia, works next to an unidentified colleague in the newsroom of the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, July 29, 2003. He works as a reporter covering Islamic affairs. Back when al-Zaidi believed Saudi Arabia wasn't Islamic enough, he helped burn down a video shop, believing it spread corruption and immorality. Now, as a peaceful reformer and journalist, he has criticized Saudi Arabia's religious establishment, accusing it and his former comrades of breeding hate and extremism. (AP Photo/Faiza Ambah)