The Madrasas took over and started to tell the Muslims to take their faith seriously, that’s what.
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Correct, the Saudis started spending large amounts of money to spread Wahabbi Islam by building madrassas everywhere in the Islamic world.
The Saudis are the one country most responsible for the resurgence of fundamentalist Islam.
Not only in the Islamic world. They're cropping up everywhere in the western world with a sizeable Muslim population, making sure that Muslim immigrants and their children don't assimilate, westernize, or secularize when in Europe or the US.
The Saudis are the one country most responsible for the resurgence of fundamentalist Islam.
Which is why if you want to pick a positive example of a moderate Muslim government that combats fanaticism, Saudi Arabia is probably the worst place to do it. The Saudis have done more to promote Islamism around the world than any other country.