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Six months after the start of the so-called Arab Spring which has witnessed revolutions, uprisings and even a full-fledged Civil War in no less than six Arab countries, there is no sign yet that the spirit of protest and revolt is about to reach the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mahan Abedin is an academic and journalist specialising in Islamic affairs.
Demonstrations and protests are planned in Saudi Arabia on Friday 11 March. At the centre of opposition to the ruling House of Saud is the London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) led by former surgeon Dr. Saad al-Faqih.
Mahan Abedin is an academic and journalist specialising in Islamic affairs.
King Abdullah appeared next to the country’s grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh when inaugurating an interfaith dialogue last month. A typical image… In fact, one that Saudis are used to since the foundation of their first state in 1744. The Mufti’s last name, Al-Sheikh, refers to his descent from Muhammad Ibn Abdal Wahhab, reformer and founder of what was later called Wahhabism.
© 2008 Asma Hanif
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