“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 this, like England had to grow out of the Church of England with an archbishop who… — 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
