Pundits like Thomas Friedman claimed that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was a reformer committed to liberalization.

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Saudi Arabia’s history with religious extremism further complicates the issue. The kingdom has been a key exporter of Wahhabism, an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam that has been ...

Under Prince Salman’s leadership, the country has been shifting away from strict Wahhabi ideology in recent years and is making efforts to portray itself as a progressive nation. Saudi Arabia ...

conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects of life. #1 in Religious Saudi Arabia is the giant of the Middle East, with both the vast ...

has initiated a series of dramatic social reforms in a bid to soften Saudi Arabia's austere image stemming from its historical championing of a purist form of Islam known as Wahhabism. Those ...

has initiated a series of dramatic social reforms aimed at softening Saudi Arabia’s conservative image, rooted in its historical advocacy of a purist form of Islam known as Wahhabism.