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Creating Frankenstein: Saudi export of wahhabism (JMD in The Korea Times)

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Mar 15, 2016
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Creating Frankenstein: Saudi export of wahhabism

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By James M. Dorsey

There has long been debate about the longevity of the Saudi ruling family. The debate is fuelled by the Al Saud's Faustian with the Wahhabis, proponents of a puritan and intolerant interpretation of Islam that increasingly is becoming as much a liability as it has been an asset.

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