Word: saud
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...simply restating an old formula for Middle East peace at a critical moment, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud not only grabbed this week's headlines, he shifted the terms of debate on the troubled region and caused something approaching a diplomatic earthquake felt in Jerusalem, Cairo, Europe and Washington...
...Mosque in Mecca in 1979 and hard-liners criticized the hosting of U.S. troops for the Gulf War. As a result, the Islamic establishment has grown in size and strength to the point that Saudi leaders are terrified of confronting it head on. The religious sheiks give the al Saud Dynasty a vital cloak of protection against political opponents. So does its responsibility for hosting the annual Hajj pilgramage to Mecca, which got underway last week with some 2.5 million Muslims from around the world...
True, but few Saudis would argue that such proceedings are the way to handle the complex problems of a country in the 21st century. Prince Talal, a senior member of the al Saud clan and a strong Abdullah ally, is outspoken in calling for greater change, starting with putting religion in its proper place in society. "Freedom, democracy, women's rights, human rights - these are all valid and we have to address them as soon as possible," says Talal. "A dialogue between the rulers and the ruled is what we are calling for." But, as Talal acknowledges, such a dialogue...
...after evening prayers when Abdullah sits back in an easy chair for a three-hour discussion of the challenges the Kingdom faces. As he chain-smokes his way through a pack of Vantage cigarettes, he makes it clear that the Islamic establishment's political influence on the House of Saud is never far from his mind. He points out with approval that Saudi Arabia's religious leaders have begun to tone down their rhetoric, which is often strewn with anti-American and anti-Semitic rants. There is no sign that he plans democracy any time soon, beyond the Kingdom...
...division of the mandated area of “Palestine.” Although the entire Palestine Mandate was to have been open for Jewish settlement, the British lopped off 80 percent of it to create Transjordan after the Hashmites were expelled from Arabia by the Ibn Saud family. This map makes it clear that Jordan represented the lion’s share of historical Palestine; indeed, the majority of Jordan is still made up of Palestinian Arabs, just as the majority of Palestinian Arabs reside in Jordan. How is it, then, that those who question the Jews?...