Published: 27 November 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The most significant reform process underway anywhere in the Middle East today is in Saudi Arabia. Though I came here at the start of Saudi winter, I found the country going through its own Arab Spring, Saudi style.
Unlike the other Arab Springs, this one is led from the top down by the country’s 32-year-old crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and, if it succeeds, it will not only change the character of Saudi Arabia but the tone and tenor of Islam across the globe.
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Artwork: Shonagh Rae
