Saudi Arabia embraces Salafism : countering the Arab uprising?
Saudi Arabia has openly embraced Salafism as its official ideology to shield itself and its fellow conservative Gulf monarchies from the wave of anti-government revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. This counter-revolutionary strategy is a gamble with wider repercussions beyond the king...
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94457 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7551 |