Creating Frankenstein: The Impact of Saudi Export of Ultra-Conservatism in South Asia

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.[i] It is a bargain that has produced one of the largest dedicated public diplomacy campaigns in history. Estimates of Saudi Arabia’s spending … [Read more…]