Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?
The question for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not whether either country will recognise Israel but when and who will go first. For the past two years, Saudi Arabia was…
Wahhabism and the World
Peter Mandaville, Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Global Influence on Islam, Oxford University Press, 2022 Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. These…
Saudi religious moderation: the world’s foremost publisher of Qur’ans has yet to get the message
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When…
In Saudi Arabia, dance maybe, dissent no
By James M. Dorsey Three scantily dressed samba dancers wearing traditional feather headdresses laid bare the limits of social liberalisation in Saud Arabia when they earlier this year danced…
Turkish Schoolbooks Replaced Saudi Texts in Muslim Majority World
In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in the Muslim world.
Saudi Schoolbooks: What Does It Take to recontextualise Islam?
Revisions of Saudi schoolbooks aimed at removing supremacist references .. Saudi Schoolbooks: What Does It Take to recontextualise Islam?
Saudi Islamic Moderation Put to the Test
Saudi Islamic Moderation Put to the Test - Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition sparks debate.
The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide
The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide - China would like the world to believe that the Middle East and North Africa region does not rank high on…
Joint Saudi American Military Training
On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 aircraft of the US Air Force.