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The Paradox of Saudi Arabia's Social Reforms


The Paradox of Saudi Arabia's Social Reforms | FRONTLINE - PBS

The monarchy attempts to weaken and abolish the ability of women's groups to organize, advance their rights and be heard.

The Changing Contours of Saudi Arabia: Mohammed bin Salman ...

In her latest book, The Son King: Reform and Re- pression in Saudi Arabia, al-Rasheed brings into focus the paradox of the reforms started by MBS and the ways.

Saudi's policy paradox | International Bar Association

A central policy paradox is developing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On the one hand, the conservative country is seeing a series of firsts courtesy of its ...

The Saudi Paradox

In that event, social, political, economic, and education reform would be off the table. A period of more limited so- cial change is necessary if the democracy.

Opinion | The MBS paradox is on full display - The Washington Post

The current Saudi regime, controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has the strange distinction of being both the most repressive in recent Saudi history.

Inside Saudi Arabia: A Trip Report | The Washington Institute

On the subject of religion, the Saudi government has noticeably transitioned away from the rigid form of Islam known as Wahhabism, which it long ...

The Changing Contours of Saudi Arabia: Mohammed bin Salman ...

Tribal alliances, feuds, and flexible loyalties still shape the landscape, as they have done ever since the time when Ibn Saud, Amir of Hijaz ...

Traditionalism Through Progress – Absher and the Paradox of Saudi ...

Ever since, a key pillar of the regime's legitimacy has been predicated on assuaging this sizable demographic by ensuring their social and ...

Mohammed bin Salman and the Paradox of Saudi Reforms

Salman's Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia, edited by Madawi al-Rasheed, seeks to highlight these challenges and provide a broad overview of ...

A modernization paradox: Saudi Arabia's divided society. - Gale

The first half of this policy has been rigorously pursued through the reforms described above, but the latter half has manifested itself in repressive laws and ...

What Kind of Reform, and Who Really Benefits? Taking Stock of ...

All of this had been erased from the history of the country, although Saudis had paid a very high price, simply because they asked for the right ...

Will Saudi Arabia's Social Revolution Provoke a Wahhabi Backlash?

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has been fast-tracking a wave of social reforms that the ultraconservative Wahhabis and their supporters may ...

The Saudi Paradox | Foreign Affairs

"We have the utmost faith that the direction chosen for this nation by Crown Prince Abdullah, the political and economic reforms, will not be ...

Authoritarian Reformism in Saudi Arabia - E-International Relations

Drivers for such reforms are numerous, but at their core is safeguarding the monarchy's authoritarian hold on power against domestic challenges.

Saudi Reform and Security Through a Gulf Lens

Likewise, a common Saudi narrative is that in order for the leadership to push through progressive social reform without a disruptive backlash ...

Saudi reforms are softening Islam's role, but critics warn the kingdom ...

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, or “MBS,” is bringing a new vision of a “moderate, balanced” Saudi Islam by minimizing the role of Saudi ...

Socio-cultural and Religious Reforms in Saudi Arabia - YouTube

Five years since then-Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) unveiled Vision 2030, reforms continue to be rolled out in Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed bin Salman and the Paradox of Saudi Reforms

Focusing on the prince's divisive domestic, social and economic reforms, the author argues that the current wave of unprecedented repression is a function of ...

Educational Reforms: An Islamic Paradox - Theory to Practice

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is at a crossroads in the development of education, society and the economy, which is influenced and, in some ways, pushed back and ...

Can Saudi Arabia Reform Itself? - PBS

The Saudi regime faces one of the more difficult phases in its history. Fearful of change, accustomed to a system in which it holds enormous ...