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Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken

Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken

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Mar 17, 2021
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Saudi Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court this week only to hear that his case had been again adjourned for four months.

Charged with more than 30 counts of terrorism, a term that is broadly defined in Saudi Arabia to include adherence to atheism a…

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