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A sharp, authoritative account of MBS's Saudi Arabia, where reform and ruthless repression go hand in hand.
A challenging reassessment of the received wisdom concerning the interaction of politics and religion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
An absorbing reflection on the Caliphate and the re-imagining of the Muslim ummah as a diverse multi-ethnic community
From Tangier to Jakarta, and from Western capitals to those of the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has confirmed its status as a kingdom without borders. This work sheds light on this regional and international power and its ambitions to project its influence beyond its frontiers in three interrelated spheres of activity.
In 2018, journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi regime operatives, shocking the international community and tarnishing the reputation of Muhammad bin Salman, the kingdomΓÇÖs young, reformist crown prince. Domestically, bin Salman''s reforms have proven divisive, and his adoption of populist nationalism and fierce repression of diverse critical voicesΓÇöreligious scholars, feminists and dissident youthΓÇöhave failed to silence a vibrant and well-connected Saudi society.Madawi Al-Rasheed lays bare the world of repression behind the crown prince''s reforms. She dissects the Saudi regime''s propaganda and progressive new image, while also dismissing Orientalist views that despotism is the only pathway to stable governance in the Middle East. Charting old and new challenges to the fragile Saudi nation from the kingdom''s very inception, this blistering book exposes the dangerous contradictions at the heart of the Son King''s Saudi Arabia.
Challenges traditional notions of Saudi conservatism by highlighting the long tradition of engagement with modernism there
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