Rubin, Elizabeth,
The Jihadi Who Kept Asking Why. Elizabeth Rubin. - New York Times Magazine, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 43, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Jihadi Who Kept Asking Why, March 7, 2004; pp. 34+.
"As many Saudis themselves will tell you, theirs is not a society accustomed to self-reflection. Critical thinking is discouraged. Obedience to the king is the unwritten constitution of the land; as the clerics say, it's God's law. The Saudi dynasty and the Wahhabi clerics mutually reinforce each other's authority....Under the strains of modernization, unemployment and terrorism, that covenant is beginning to fray." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article profiles Mansour al-Nogaidan, a former jihadi who desires religious, political and social reform in Saudi Arabia, a movement which is gaining momentum but faces much opposition from the royal family, Wahhabi clerics and Islamic radicals. Background details about the relationship between Islam, power and politics in Saudi Arabia are included.
1522-3221;
Islam and politics
Islamic fundamentalism--Saudi Arabia
Jihad
Journalists--Saudi Arabia
Reformers
Wahhabiyah
Saudi Arabia--Politics and government
Saudi Arabia--Religion
Saudi Arabia--Royal family
AC1.S5
050
The Jihadi Who Kept Asking Why. Elizabeth Rubin. - New York Times Magazine, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 43, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Jihadi Who Kept Asking Why, March 7, 2004; pp. 34+.
"As many Saudis themselves will tell you, theirs is not a society accustomed to self-reflection. Critical thinking is discouraged. Obedience to the king is the unwritten constitution of the land; as the clerics say, it's God's law. The Saudi dynasty and the Wahhabi clerics mutually reinforce each other's authority....Under the strains of modernization, unemployment and terrorism, that covenant is beginning to fray." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article profiles Mansour al-Nogaidan, a former jihadi who desires religious, political and social reform in Saudi Arabia, a movement which is gaining momentum but faces much opposition from the royal family, Wahhabi clerics and Islamic radicals. Background details about the relationship between Islam, power and politics in Saudi Arabia are included.
1522-3221;
Islam and politics
Islamic fundamentalism--Saudi Arabia
Jihad
Journalists--Saudi Arabia
Reformers
Wahhabiyah
Saudi Arabia--Politics and government
Saudi Arabia--Religion
Saudi Arabia--Royal family
AC1.S5
050