Snapchat: Woman in Miniskirt Sparks Ire in Saudi Arabia
A woman in Saudi Arabia could face prison after posting a video on social media that showed herself dressed in a mini skirt and a crop top as she walked around in public. The video, posted on Snapchat, struck out against Saudi Arabia’s conservative value system, where the ruling royal family upholds a strict Wahhabist […]
A Brief History of Saudi Terror
Saudi authorities announced Friday that they foiled a planned suicide attack in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. The suicide bomber blew himself up when police surrounded the building he was in, security forces said. The kingdom has been accused by many, including U.S. President Donald Trump, of supporting terror, with Saudi nationals […]
Saudi King Calls For More Moderate Islam
The king of Saudi Arabia called for a moderation of Islam as a counter to terrorism Thursday during a historic trip to Indonesia, home of the world’s largest Muslim population. The conservative reform and purist movement of Wahhabism, often referred to as Salafism, has long been the dominant strain of Islam in Saudi Arabia. But […]
Saudi Arabia Quietly Spreads its Brand of Puritanical Islam in Indonesia
When Ulil Abshar-Abdalla was a teenager in Pati, Central Java, he placed first in an Arabic class held at his local madrasa. The prize was six months of tuition at the Institute for the Study of Islam and Arabic (LIPIA), a Jakarta university founded and funded by the Saudi Arabian government.
A Case for extirpating Wahabism
Verily God will not change the condition of men, till they change what is in themselves – Koran – Sura 13 verse 14. The main purpose of this article is to point out that there might be a case for action by Muslims, as well as non-Muslims constituting the international community as a whole, towards […]