Posted on 10/24/2017 8:10:15 AM PDT by mairdie
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has revealed the country will return to moderate, open Islam.
Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also announced the kingdom would do more to tackle extremism today.
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh he said: "We will not waste 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas, we will destroy them today".
The conference, which runs until Thursday, aims to show how the country is opening itself up to the modern world and diversifying economically.
Prince bin Salman was appointed heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia by his father King Salman earlier this year.
The 32-year-old is seen as the face of the modern kingdom and is the driving force behind its long term economic plan to wean itself off dependence on oil by 2030.
Last month the ultra-conservative Kingdom issued an order lifting the 60-year ban on women driving.
The absolute monarchy was the only in the world where women weren't allowed legally to get behind a wheel but the ban is expected to be officially lifted by next summer.
Women in Saudi Arabia are also bound by law to wear a headscarf and require the consent of a male guardian for most legal actions.
Recently the country has been opening more areas for women through the government's modernising reforms.
But they have sparked tensions with influential clerics upon whose support the ruling family relies.
Saudi Arabia is governed under a puritanical form of Sunni Islam known as Wahabism.
Extremist versions of Wahabism have been adopted by jihadist groups such as Al Qaeda and Isis and the kingdom has long been accused of not doing enough to tackle extremism.
Prince bin Salman was appointed heir to the throne earlier this year
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They don’t have to suddenly become virtuous. Anything that slows down evil people is better than not.
I guess I’m just skeptical. Also, the horse is out of the barn now, thanks to them.
Very good point.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince just declared war on the clerics
by Tom Rogan | Oct 24, 2017, 4:13 PM
Winning; thank God for His miracle and this window of opportunity. May our nation turn to Him in faith and repentance. May the LORD God of Israel defend and protect us from the fiery darts of the adversary. May we be true to Him.
Wow....SA is entering into the 13th century....
That’s some serious progress...
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