“Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz, a blind religious scholar who believed the earth was flat because that was how it felt under his feet.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Beyond that, many Saudi citizens want a more open society, still devoutly Islamic but free of some of the restraints imposed by religious fundamentalists… — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Saudis of all sorts recent having to beg princes for favors to secure services that should be a public right” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, minister of education and King Abdullah’s son-in-law, adds, “The king’s message is that oil is not our first wealth. Education… — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“It is wishful thinking that an anti-extremism campaign will work when this country was founded on puritanical Islam. We have to grow out of… — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“With this latest largesse, public expenditures have tripled since 2004, while the private sector’s contribution to non-oil GDP has stagnated.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, he continues, “splitting off the Eastern Province, with its large Shiite population, might be doable.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Ask not what you can do for your country but what your country can do for you” is the mentality of most Saudi youth.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Over the next thirty to fifty years,” he says, “Islam will challenge democracy as a way to live and practice human rights.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Invading a country is easier than changing educational curriculum,” the late Ghazi al Gosaibi, a confidant of King Abdullah,” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“His U.S. interrogators wanted to know why he and others turned to terrorism. “If you are someone with no job, no family, and you… — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“The Al Saud believe they have an asset more powerful than the ballot box: they have Allah.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“(The extended royal family, including progeny of Abdul Aziz’s siblings, is said to include roughly thirty thousand members.)” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“Visiting one of these tenements, where the stairs are littered with broken glass and stained with spilled liquids and urine, conjures up Calcutta, not… — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“The country is rich but weak. It owns massive amounts of modern military equipment but has almost no military might.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
“If the ruler is ruling by Islam, even if he got there illegally, he must be obeyed.” — Karen Elliott House Copy Share Image
