New Book Traces Roots of Saudi-Funded Extremism
In Tunisia protestors came out en masse againt Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman with signs reading "You're not welcome." (AP/Independent)
A review of The Wahhabi Code: How Saudis Spread Extremism Globally (Arcade 2018, hardback, $24.99)
By Jordan Elgrably
This is a multiple-choice quiz:
—Which country is the most responsible for terrorism worldwide:
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Iran
C) North Korea
D) The United States
E) none of the above
You probably caught that that was a trick question. (Guest speakers will address it on the evening of Dec. 20th in Los Angeles, when The Markaz and the L.A. World Affairs Council presents a public forum, Ending Saudi Extremism with author Terence Ward, moderated by Ani Zonneveld, the president of Muslims for Progressive Values.)
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