Creating Frankenstein: The Impact of Saudi Export of Ultra-Conservatism in South Asia (Part 1)
By James M. Dorsey
Introduction
Continued doubts about the longevity of the Saudi ruling family are fuelled by its Faustian bargain with Wahhabism - a conser vative, intolerant, discriminatory and anti-pluralistic interpretation of Islam.[1]
It is a bargain that has produced one of the largest dedicated public diplomacy campaigns in history.
Estimates of Sa…