Podcasts about Wahhabism

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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOV 18, 2017The longest prophecy in the NT is Revelation chapters 17-18. This prophecy has also received the most wide-spread commentary and analysis than any other. Opinions vary as to the identification of the Great Harlot and the meaning of the beast she rides but one thing is clear: the Scriptures present this prophecy within a context of a literal city.Is this city Rome, Babylon, Jerusalem, or perhaps New York City? There are arguments for each. However, one candidate for this city of the whore that makes drunk the Kings of the earth is receiving renewed attention. That city is Mecca within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Can it be that Mystery Babylon has arisen on the world stage in our time in the form of Islam and specifically the form of Islam originating from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia known as Wahhabism, also known as Salafism?Stay tuned for my conversation with author, researcher, and prophecy expert Joel Richardson in this episode of SER.

Professor Jared Rubin has authored two superb books, “Rulers, Religion and Riches” and “How the World Became Rich”. He joined my podcast, to discuss: - Why did the Middle East Fall Behind? - What caused the shift to Scriptural Literalism? - What explains the Rise and Decline of Sufism? - How important was Wahhabism and Saudi Petrodollars? - Why were Liberalising Reforms Short-Lived? - Why has Digital Technology been More Disruptive in MENA? - What's Constraining Middle East Economic Growth?

Ghost takes a deep dive into the rise of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and how his leadership is reshaping Saudi Arabia, global geopolitics, and Trump's strategic alliances. Originally planning to cover Trump Tower, Ghost pivots to a detailed breakdown of MBS's unexpected path to power, his war on corruption, and his vision to modernize the Kingdom. From the collapse of the old Saudi establishment to MBS's role in dismantling Wahhabism, this episode unpacks why global elites underestimated him, and why that was a colossal mistake. Ghost also explores the unfolding connections between Trump, Putin, and MBS, the Vegas shooting tie-ins, and why Kanye West is suddenly obsessed with Saudi Arabia. Also in this episode: The real history of Saudi Arabia, how the West manipulated Middle Eastern politics, and what MBS's rise means for the Deep State's long-term plans. This is layered storytelling at its best...don't miss it!

Sven chats with Joe Carr (He/Him) of Decapitation In The Food Court to talk about his song "SCANDINAVIAN WAHHABISM" off of the recently released album "WHAT IF WE HAD NO MONEY AND JUST SHARED EVERYTHING?", excessive capitalization, DIY spaces, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).  

Thank you for tuning in to another episode of *Tin Foil Hat* with Sam Tripoli! In this episode, we welcome back author and researcher Jay Dyer to discuss how British intelligence infiltrated Islam to aid the British Empire in controlling the Middle East. This episode is packed with information that sheds light on the chaos in that region and hints at what could happen here in America. It's easily one of the best discussions we've ever had on the show—pure gold! Thank you for your continued support!Check out Sam Tripoli's new special "Why is Everybody Gettin Quiet?" that drops Oct 15th on Rumble.com and SamTripoli.com!Join the WolfPack at Wise Wolf Gold and Silver and start hedging your financial position by investing in precious metals now!  Go to  and use the promo code "TinFoil" and we thank Tony for supporting our show.CopyMyCrypto.com: The ‘Copy my Crypto' membership site shows you the coins that the youtuber ‘James McMahon' personally holds - and allows you to copy him. So if you'd like to join the 1300 members who copy James, then stop what you're doing and head over to: CopyMyCrypto.com/TFH You'll not only find proof of everything I've said - but my listeners get full access for just $1If you want to Leave a message for TFH Live! please call 323-825-9010.  Watch live very Tuesday at 3pm pst at Youtube.com/@SamTripoliBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

In this episode, we kick things off by exploring the deep divides within the Arab world, tracing the roots of these fractures back to the early 19th century when two competing visions for Arab unity emerged. One vision, anchored in religious conservatism, sought to unify Arabs under the strict interpretation of Islam, as seen in the rise of the House of Saud and Wahhabism. The other vision, driven by figures like Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt, looked forward—envisioning a modern, secular, and industrialized Arab world. As we delve into these historical tensions, we connect them to the present day, questioning why Arab nations struggle to present a united front in times of crisis, like the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Alongside this, we touch on the broader geopolitical implications, from the influence of outside powers to the challenges of creating a cohesive Arab identity. It's a conversation that sheds light on the complex interplay of history, religion, and modernity in shaping the Middle East today.Pre-order Money: A Story of Humanity here: https://linktr.ee/moneydavidmcwilliams Join the gang! https://plus.acast.com/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dive into the labyrinthine world of secret societies and ancient mysteries with Leo Zagami in his electrifying podcast, where he unveils his latest book, "Confessions of Illuminati, Volume 10." Journey with Zagami as he pulls back the veil on Islamic Freemasonry and the tumultuous Middle East conflict, offering an unflinching look at truths that many prefer to ignore. This is not a dialogue for the faint-hearted but a clarion call for honesty, challenging censorship, and embracing uncomfortable truths. In this groundbreaking episode, Zagami emphasizes the necessity of open dialogue to dismantle confusion and brainwashing, particularly within academic circles. His book, resonating in Islamic academic rankings without backlash, highlights a global hunger for understanding and truth. Through an exploration of the Muslim Brotherhood's impact, Egypt's political landscape under Mubarak, Obama's Middle East policy, and the fragmented nature of Islam, Zagami provides a nuanced view that avoids taking sides or offending any group. Zagami shares his personal experiences within the Islamic world, recounting his involvement with the Gulen Movement and the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup attempt. He dissects the intricate interplay of politics and religion in Islam, touching on the early fragmentation post-Prophet Muhammad, the emergence of Shia Islam, and the influence of the Fatimid dynasty. From the origins of the Illuminati and Freemasons to the controversial depiction of Baphomet, no stone is left unturned. The conversation delves into historical alliances, such as those between the Knights Templars and Assassins, and their enduring influence on events like 9/11. Zagami illuminates the evolution of holy war concepts in Christianity through Islamic encounters and traces the rise and fall of knightly orders, showcasing their contributions and ethical quandaries. Zagami highlights the flourishing of Islamic culture during its Golden Age, the vital role of knowledge centers in Cairo and Baghdad, and their impact on the European Renaissance. He examines the historical forces, including the Ottoman and British Empires, that have shaped today's Middle Eastern crises. From the British support of Wahhabism to the enduring wisdom of ancient secret societies, Zagami paints a vivid picture of historical continuity and upheaval. Listeners will be captivated by discussions of the Order of Assassins, the tactics of historical warfare, and figures like Jamaleddin Al-Afghani, who shaped modern Islamic thought and movements. The origins of the Muslim Brotherhood, its Masonic connections, and the discovery of Egypt's first Masonic sword are meticulously explored, shedding light on the deep historical roots of Freemasonry in Egypt. Zagami navigates the complex legacy of figures like Aleister Crowley, whose ties to Islamic societies and mystical brotherhoods reveal a fascinating interplay of espionage, secret rituals, and cultural fusion. From MI5 and MI6 to the Tabula Rasa Lodge, Zagami's revelations about Crowley's ambitions and connections are both intriguing and chilling. As the conversation unfolds, the intricate web of historical events, conspiracy theories, and cultural interconnections becomes apparent. Zagami urges listeners to confront their own cultural histories critically, moving beyond blame to understand the multifaceted influences that shape our world. Through examining alliances, political manipulations, and historical research, Zagami calls for a deeper, more accurate engagement with the past to foster understanding and prevent future conflicts. Join Leo Zagami in this epic podcast adventure, where history, mysticism, and geopolitics intertwine in a narrative that challenges, enlightens, and compels. It's a journey into the heart of darkness and light, revealing the truths that lie hidden within the annals of time. Join host Michael Jaco, Ex-Navy Seal, who teaches you how to tap into your Intuition and Unleash the Power within, so you can become the Master of your Reality. Connect with Michael Jaco at his website - michaelkjaco.com Leo Zagami - leozagami.com Amazon: Confessions Of Illuminati 10 Leo's Books: https://cccpublishing.com

What are the historical and ideological factors that have shaped the modern state of Israel and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Religion, corruption, and even money laundering cannot be overlooked when having a nuanced discussion on what has happened and is happening in that region. But with the complexity of this ongoing war of ideologies and power grabs, where does the true solution lie? During last week's podcast, Frank and our guest, best-selling author and historian Bill Federer, walked us through some of ancient Israel's history as documented through archaeology and in the Old Testament. This week, Bill briefly revisits the miraculous re-founding of Israel in 1948 and then gets into the weeds of many of the challenges that the Jews have faced in light of re-establishing their nation and protecting it from Islamic regimes that are dedicated to destroying Israel for good. Listen as Frank and Bill answer questions like: How did a population of only 600,000 Jews manage to defeat an army of five different countries the day after the modern state of Israel was founded? Why did the Palestinians vacate the land once it was reclaimed by Israel? What role does critical theory play in the history of the modern rise of Islamic governments? What's the ideology of Wahhabism and jihad? How did US government officials like Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Biden, Hilary Clinton, and others contribute to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What led the son of Hamas' founder to turn away from Islam and convert to Christianity? How is Jesus the ultimate solution to this never-ending war?   As Bill ties up some of the loose ends from the prior podcast episode, he'll take us even deeper into the centuries-long hostility between Arab nations, Muslim fundamentalists, and Israel. Part 2 of this series is sure to leave you with a better understanding of the significance of the October 7th Hamas attack, decades-old oil transactions, critical theory, and how they're all linked to a long chain of antisemitic uprisings from past and present history. And just in case you missed Part 1, be sure to go back and check out the previous episode that aired on 1/5 so that you're fully in the loop! To view the entire VIDEO PODCAST be sure to join our CrossExamined private community. It's the perfect place to jump into some great discussions with like-minded Christians while simultaneously providing financial support for our ministry. You can also SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE. Previous podcast (Part 1): The History of Modern-Day Israel with Bill Federer - Part 1 Bill's book: What Every American Needs to Know about the Qur'an: A History of Islam & the United States

Can you fathom the audacity of demanding a ceasefire mere months after a devastating surprise attack? Would nations stand for such a proposal after their own catastrophic terror events? This episode of Theory to Action podcast tackles the chilling fallout from Hamas' recent assault on Israel, highlighting the international response, particularly from the Biden administration and the United Nations. Let's explore the historical underpinnings and mindset of Islamic radicals, guided by the wisdom of the late Bernard Lewis, a stellar Islamic scholar. His book "The Crisis of Islam" serves as our roadmap through the intricate nature of Islamic fundamentalism. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of these pressing issues.Key Points from the Episode:From the birth of Wahhabism in the late 18th century to the 1979 revolution in Iran, we unravel the varying motives and intentions of different radical Islamic regimes. We delve into the rising calls for a ceasefire, effectively challenging the moral clarity of our global community, especially in the face of mounting anti-Semitism.We uncover and remind our listeners about the unique coziness between Islamic radicalism and German Nazism.   This episode urges you to stay informed, question the narrative and be prepared to take action. Other resources: want the full Academy Review of the Crisis of Islam?   click hereMore goodnessGet your FREE Academy Review here!Get our top book recommendations listGet new podcast episodes dropped into your email box easilyWant to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!

When Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab gained the patronage of Muhammad Ibn Saud, it was a fusing of ideology with power on the Arabian peninsula. This was the time when Wahhabism really took shape, and the militancy of Ibn Abdul Wahhab's mission became clear. As the Emirate of Diriyah expanded, war and conquest against the Ottomans came with it, as they sought to dominate Arabia with their new radical doctrine. Join us as we explore the second half of Ibn Abdul Wahhab's life, to discover how these thrilling events of the 18th century with secured the legacy of Ibn Abdul Wahhab as a militant mujaddid whose teachings would live on through the centuries, still held onto by salafi jihadists to this day. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While many trace the roots of Saudi Arabia to Muhammad Ibn Saud, its ideological roots can be traced to his contemporary - the radical, militant and hugely controversial, Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab. This was a man who provided the doctrinal backbone to the burgeoning state, and created the ideology which bears his name: Wahhabism. While many now see it as a derogatory term, Wahhabism has been hugely influential in salafi jihadist circles. Wahhabi texts are frequently quoted by jihadi scholars and leaders, who see themselves as heirs to the Wahhabi tradition. Continuing our search for the ideological forebears of modern jihadism, this is the first of two episodes about the fascinating life of Ibn Abdul Wahhab. We'll see him emerge from the Najd mountains of Saudi Arabia, develop his doctrine, face great opposition, and finally find a patron to help spread his radical message. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arieb Azhar as a multi talented artist who has made significant contributions to the music and cultural scene of Pakistan. As a musician he was a pioneer in interpreting and performing Punjabi Sufi on the guitar for urban audiences. As a festival organizer, Arieb co-founded the highly successful 'Music Mela Festival of Islamabad' and curated its first three editions and later established his own festival platform 'Art Langar'. From 2018 to 2020 he served as Executive Director of T2F Karachi during which time he also curated the 3rd edition of the Creative Karachi Festival. Arieb also conceived and produced the award-winning feature documentary 'Indus Blues', directed by Jawad Sharif which shed light on the rich musical heritage of Pakistan. His latest achievement has been the highly successful production of the theatre play 'The River's Daughter', directed by Kulsoom Aftab of which Arieb was the playwright and producer while also playing the villainous role of Pir Tota Sain. Having grown up in the 80-s left movement of Karachi, and later spending 13 years in Croatia where he first hand witnessed the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Arieb's artistic expression is imbued with a sociopolitical sensibility and a love of folk culture. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:16 Theater & Live Performance, folk music, Shamrock Rovers, Sports, Zagreb and war 9:48 Hardship & songs, humor and political correctness, how music & dance are natural, and the power of words like Ohm 20:25 Training your ear, journey of an artist, social media and its ills 29:28 Cultures and identity in Pakistan, spread of molvism, differences & insecurity 38:56 Aurangzeb, Wahhabism and “culture”, our harmonious cultural history, where “India” comes from 48:36 Atheism and finding spirituality, psychedelics, UK & drunk behavior, Tolkien & Celtic mythology and Irish Music 1:01:07 Our history of song & dance, lost legends, Pakistan's lack of archiving, radio Pakistan, and his father Aslam Azhar 1:11:58 Audience Questions

In our previous chat, we discussed how Iran's form of government is a republic in nature, similar to our own republic, but is decidedly authoritarian in substance.  In today's chat, we are discussing Saudi Arabia, a country that lacks those same institutions in favor of an absolute monarch.  Leading a country of roughly 38 million, the Saudi king is the head of the ruling family that dates back over 300 years to the First Saudi State.  What do you know about how this country was formed and how it is ruled?  What type of legislative body does Saudi Arabia have and how are its legislators chosen?  What role does Wahhabism play in every aspect of the Saudi government?  How is this country looking towards the future through its Vision 2030 effort?  To help us unpack these questions, we are delighted to have Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC, join our all-star student panel for this exciting discussion.

در دو اپیزود قبلی در مورد حسیدیها و آمیشها که دو فرقه محافظه کار از یهودیت و مسیحیت هستند صحبت کردم. در این اپیزود هم در مورد یک شاخه محافظه کار از دین اسلام حرف میزنم. شاخه سلفی که با رشد زیادی در حال بزرگتر شدن است و سالهای اخیر در اخبار و رسانه ها زیاد در موردش شنیدیم. سلفی گری تبدیل به یک موضوع  مهم  ازحوزه اسلام در دوره معاصر شده. این شاخه از اسلام با مفاهیمی مثل بنیادگرایی و جهادگرایی آمیحته شده . گرچه بیشتر سلفیها ساکت گرا و به دور از فعالیت سیاسی و نظامی هستند اما اقلیتی از آنها مثل گروههای القاعده و بوکوحرام دست به خشونت و انجام فعالیتهای نظامی میزنند که به آنها جهادگرا میگویند. در این اپیزود در مورد ریشه های تاریخی این جنبش و همینطور وهابیت میشنوید. با هم به عربستان، بریتانيا و بوسنی هم میرویم و وضعیت سلفیگری در این کشورها را مرور میکنیم. در این اپیزود نام «ابن تیمیه» را اشتباه تلفظ کردم و بابت این اشتباه از شما شنوندگان پوزش میخواهم   کانال یویتوب پادکست داکس Do'xperience وبسایت پادکست داکس صفحه پادکست داکس در ویرگول   The Birth Of Radical Islam: A Faith Misused | In Bad Faith - Part 2 | CNA Documentary Allah in Europe (5/8): The blessings of Sharia - Great Britain | Documentary series Wahhabism in the World: The Geopolitics of Saudi Arabia's Religious Soft Power TV Justice Magazine I Episode 107: Bosnian Salafist Preachers Calibrate Message to Growing Audience Inside Saudi Arabia: The Power of the Holy Cities | Islam | ENDEVR Documentary Inside Saudi Arabia: How Far Can Any Reform Really Go? | ENDEVR Documentary The strict male guardianship laws controlling Saudi women | What's Going On? Ibn Taymiyya - The Father of Salafism?- Let's Talk Religion What is Salafism?- Let's Talk Religion What is Wahhabism? Why are the SAUDIS financing mosques in CHECHNYA? - VisualPolitik Jihadi-Salafism & Violence Islamic Extremists in London Engaged After Three Weeks | How We Met | Interracial Couple In LDR *5 Life Lessons! | Muslim Convert قطعات موسیقی: نعت عربی محمد نبی روشن روان عاشق- استاد شجریان نشيد يا عظيما - أحمد بوخاطر Kasida Ti si ja resulallah, Bilal Zukan, Ej Medino u dolini - Serif DELIC Omar Esa - Allah Help Me                  

Mubin Shaikh is a former undercover human source for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and former police agent with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who has worked multiple infiltration operations including the VERY public prosecution of the Toronto 18 terrorist cell. Mubin also holds a Masters Degree in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (MPICT, Macquarie), is a Professor in the School of Public Safety at Seneca College and is featured in a permanent exhibit at the new International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. under, “Preventing Terror.”On this episode Mubin goes in depth as we discuss the journey of radicalization, the manipulation of Islam by those who hold extremist views, and the process of deprogramming those who have fallen prey Wahhabism, or what Mubin calls, “the virus that has taken over the Muslim world”. For more information about Canada's strategy on countering radicalization visit Public Safety Canada. Shimona & Associates Mortgage Consulting Mortgage BrokerStrata Wealth & Risk Management Financial PlanningDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Thank you for listening! For more Team Ten Eight content, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn!

Ả Rập Xê Út khiến các nước phương Tây phải tự đối mặt với những mâu thuẫn của chính mình. Triều đại Saoud đã xây dựng các mối liên minh chính trị, kinh tế, quân sự với Mỹ, châu Âu, hay như Pháp chẳng hạn. Tuy nhiên, các nền dân chủ tự do bị chỉ trích vì những hoạt động giao thương với một Nhà nước bản chất là phi tự do, và truyền bá một phiên bản đạo Hồi sản sinh ra những phong trào thánh chiến lan rộng trên thế giới. Chủ Nhật ngày 16/10/2022, cố vấn an ninh Nhà Trắng Jake Sullivan cho biết « tổng thống Biden không có ý định gặp thái tử Ả Rập Xê Út tại thượng đỉnh G20 diễn ra trong tháng 11 ở Indonesia ». Ông xác nhận việc hòa giải không nằm trong chương trình nghị sự giữa hai nước. Tuyên bố trên của Nhà Trắng được đưa ra ngay sau khi OPEC quyết định cho giảm sản lượng khai thác dầu hai triệu thùng mỗi ngày, nhằm duy trì mức giá cao trên thị trường, bất chấp những đề nghị của tổng thống Mỹ Joe Biden trong cuộc gặp với hoàng thái tử Ben Salman hồi giữa tháng 7/2022 tại Ả Rập Xê Út. Theo đó, Hoa Kỳ mong muốn Ả Rập Xê Út tăng sản lượng dầu nhằm bình ổn giá cả trên thị trường thế giới, vốn tăng vọt mạnh do việc Nga phát động cuộc chiến xâm lược Ukraina, khiến lạm phát tăng cao, nhất là tại Mỹ, vào thời điểm Joe Biden đang chuẩn bị cho cuộc bầu cử giữa kỳ tháng 11/2022. Trong nỗi tức giận này, chủ nhân Nhà Trắng còn thông báo sẽ xem xét lại mối quan hệ với Ả Rập Xê Út. Nhưng, đây không phải là lần đầu tiên hai nước bất hòa. Trên báo Pháp Les Echos, Steven Ekovich, giáo sư ngành Quan hệ Quốc tế, trường đại học Mỹ tại Paris, nhắc lại : « Liên minh giữa Mỹ và Ả Rập Xê Út là cũ xưa, và có lợi cho cả hai bên. Người ta đã có quá nhiều ảo ảnh về cuộc gặp nổi tiếng ngày 14/02/1945 trên chiếc tuần dương hạm "USS Quincy" giữa quốc vương Abdelaziz Ibn Saoud, và tổng thống Mỹ Franklin Roosevelt, khi trên đường trở về từ hội nghị Yalta, nhưng ý nghĩa ẩn dụ vẫn còn rất mạnh mẽ ». « Hiệp ước Quincy », kết nối hai nước bằng một loạt các bảo đảm an ninh và quân sự cho Ả Rập Xê Út, chính thức có hiệu lực từ những năm 1950, đổi lại Hoa Kỳ được dễ dàng tiếp cận nguồn dầu khí dồi dào của vương quốc Ả Rập. Kể từ đó, phương Tây, đi đầu là Mỹ, xem mối liên minh này với Ả Rập Xê Út như là một trong số các cột trụ cho chính sách Trung Đông của mình, cả trên bình diện kinh tế lẫn chính trị : Bình ổn giá dầu trên thế giới, đấu tranh chống chủ nghĩa Hồi giáo cực đoan, Ngăn chặn đà mở rộng ảnh hưởng của Iran, Hợp đồng bán vũ khí trên phương diện quốc phòng. Quả thật, trong suốt nửa cuối thế kỷ XX, Riyad được xem như là một « đồng minh tốt » của Washington trong khu vực, từ cuộc chiến chống chủ nghĩa bành trướng Xô Viết trong những năm 1960-1970, Afghanistan trong những năm 1980 và cuộc chiến vùng Vịnh năm 1991. Trong cuộc xung đột Israel – Palestine, Ả Rập Xê Út đóng một vai trò dung hòa trong thế giới Ả Rập. Riyad và chính sách ngoại giao hai mặt Nhìn chung, phương Tây đánh giá mối quan hệ với Riyad là tích cực. Ả Rập Xê Út trong suốt những thập niên đó đã cố gắng đưa ra hình ảnh một đồng minh trung thành và dung hòa, một đối tác không thể thiếu tại một khu vực có nhiều biến động. Cả cú sốc dầu hỏa do chính Ả Rập Xê Út gây ra năm 1973, cũng như những bất đồng sâu sắc nhất về hồ sơ Israel – Palestine đều không ảnh hưởng đến mối quan hệ này. Nhưng liệu Ả Rập Xê Út có thật sự là một đồng minh tốt ? Cuộc tấn công khủng bố tòa tháp đôi ở Mỹ ngày 11/09/2001 gây chấn động thế giới đã cho thấy một gương mặt khác của Riyad. Trong vụ việc này, 15 trong số 19 thủ phạm tấn công tự sát, là người Ả Rập Xê Út. Quan hệ giữa Mỹ và Ả Rập Xê Út cũng rạn nứt từ đó. Và sau này, các vụ tấn công khủng bố đẫm máu trên lãnh thổ châu Âu như tại Pháp, Bỉ… trong những năm sau nửa thập kỷ 2010, đã làm dấy lên mối nghi ngờ về quan hệ chặt chẽ giữa Riyad với các phong trào Hồi giáo cực đoan. Pierre Conesa, tác giả tập sách « Dr Saoud et Mr Djihad, la diplomatie religieuse de l'Arabie saoudite », nói về chính sách ngoại giao tôn giáo, trong một chương trình phỏng vấn truyền hình trên kênh France 24 hồi năm 2016, từng lưu ý rằng, nếu muốn hiểu rõ Ả Rập Xê Út, thì tuyệt đối phải biết rõ chính sách hai mặt mà vương quốc này kiến tạo ngay từ ngày đầu lập quốc. « Khi Vương quốc được cấu trúc như một quốc gia, điều đó dựa trên tính chính đáng kép, lẽ đương nhiên là tính chính đáng triều đại với dòng tộc Saoud, nhưng trên hết là tính chính đáng tôn giáo, có được nhờ sự hậu thuẫn mà nhà thần học Abdelwahab đã trao cho bộ tộc Saoud (thế kỷ XVIII), khi họ chinh phục lãnh thổ. Điều bị hiểu sai ở đây chính là, các lợi ích của cả hai điều đó hoàn toàn gắn chặt với nhau, nghĩa là, mỗi khi dòng tộc Saoud cần đến phương Tây để cứu lấy vương triều, đặc biệt là trong những năm gần đây, thì mỗi lần như thế, họ lại phải có những biện minh với hàng giáo sĩ. Đổi lại, những người này, mỗi lần như vậy, lại có thêm chút quyền lực trong việc kiểm soát xã hội, ngoại giao tôn giáo. Thế nên, trên thực tế, nền ngoại giao của Ả Rập Xê Út là mang tính hai mặt : Một chính sách ngoại giao chính trị và thứ đến là ngoại giao tôn giáo, có một sứ mệnh và được thể hiện rõ trong các phát ngôn chính trị nhằm phổ biến trào lưu Hồi giáo chính thống Wahhabism, mà Wahhabisme cũng chính là Salafism. » Hồi giáo Wahhabite – « đứa con lai » giữa Mỹ và Liên Xô Điều này phương Tây biết rõ, nhưng vẫn nhắm mắt làm ngơ vì những lợi ích kinh tế và chiến lược trong khu vực. Phương Tây cho rằng đề cập đến việc vương quốc Hồi giáo hệ phái Wahhabit không có cùng các giá trị với phương Tây là không cần thiết, và cũng chẳng màng đặt câu hỏi về vai trò mờ ám của Ả Rập Xê Út trước đà phát triển mạnh Hồi giáo cực đoan bằng cách cho phép truyền bá hệ tư tưởng Hồi giáo hà khắc của mình. Trong một ghi chú của Michel Duclos, cựu đại sứ Pháp tại Syria, cố vấn địa chính trị cho Viện Montaigne, được báo L'Orient-Le-Jour trích dẫn, « từ các vụ tấn công khủng bố của Nhà nước Hồi giáo, tại châu Âu phát triển một mối ngờ vực rằng hệ tư tưởng Wahhabit là một phần trong đà đi lên mạnh mẽ của thánh chiến Hồi giáo. » Về điểm này, ông Pierre Conesa, cũng trong chương trình phỏng vấn năm 2016, dành cho France 24, mô tả một cách chi tiết rằng trong suốt những thập niên đó, Ả Rập Xê Út đã có một chiến lược gây ảnh hưởng thật sự và phương Tây đã sai lầm khi đánh giá thấp tham vọng này của Ả Rập Xê Út, vốn không chỉ đơn giản là nhằm chống lại ảnh hưởng của Iran. « Điều gây ấn tượng cho tôi là sự thông minh của hệ thống. Nghĩa là, hệ thống ngoại giao tôn giáo của Ả Rập Xê Út là một dạng hỗn hợp, đó là một "đứa con lai" giữa hệ thống kiểu Mỹ và Liên Xô. Hệ thống của Mỹ bởi vì, họ có hẳn một chính sách quốc gia. Chế độ có thiên triều là phải truyền bá rộng rãi phiên bản Hồi giáo Wahhabite, hầu như khắp nơi trên khắp địa cầu. Rồi bên cạnh đó, còn có các quỹ với những nguồn tài chính dồi dào từ các đại gia tộc, cũng có kiểu hoạt động giống như các tổ chức phi chính phủ, trao tặng học bổng cho các trường đại học. Tóm lại, họ có cả một hệ thống nhiều tầng lớp tương tự như là ở Hoa Kỳ. Và cùng lúc, chúng ta có hệ thống kiểu Xô Viết bởi vì quý vị có cùng hệ tư tưởng toàn trị, hệ phái Wahhabit cũng chính là chủ nghĩa toàn trị mà tôn giáo là nền tảng cơ bản. Điển hình là hệ thống đại học Medine, giống như mô hình đại học Lumumba tuyệt vời mà quý vị biết đến ở Matxcơva, nơi để đào tạo các quan chức, khách mời, những người có học bổng, hay được trả công… rồi sau đó những người này được gởi trở về nước của chính họ để phổ biến phiên bản này của đạo Hồi. Ở đây, chúng ta có một hệ thống uyển chuyển, rất độc đáo, nhưng chưa bao giờ được nghiên cứu như vậy. » Phương Tây và sự giả dối Cũng theo ông Pierre Conesa, sự linh hoạt uyển chuyển này được Ả Rập Xê Út áp dụng một cách rất kín đáo nhưng rất hiệu quả. Tùy theo bản chất của từng quốc gia, khu vực, mà Riyad có một đối sách riêng biệt. Ông đơn cử vài trường hợp : « Chẳng hạn như tại Ấn Độ, quốc gia đông cộng đồng Hồi giáo hệ pháp Shia thứ hai trên thế giới. Ấn Độ có một chính sách chống người Hồi giáo Shia rất hiệu quả và đây cũng là một trục chính quan trọng trong chính sách ngoại giao của Ả Rập Xê Út chính là làm thế nào chống người theo hệ phái Shia trên khắp thế giới. Rồi Riyad còn thực hiện một chính sách tại các nền dân chủ lớn mà Liên minh Hồi giáo Thế giới là một cánh tay vũ trang. Ả Rập Xê Út có một chiến lược rất khác biệt tại các nước theo chủ nghĩa cộng đồng như tại Vương quốc Anh, Bỉ v.v… Yêu cầu của Liên minh này là người Hồi giáo cũng phải những quyền tương tự như bao cộng đồng khác, do vậy, họ đòi phải có trường dạy kinh Coran và tòa án Hồi giáo. Đó là những gì đã diễn ra ở Canada và người ta bất ngờ phát hiện ra rằng những tòa án Hồi giáo này có thể đưa ra những phán quyết trái với luật pháp Canada. Còn tại những quốc gia như Pháp chẳng hạn, mà sự thế tục là nguyên tắc thì những lời lên án bị xem như là bài Hồi giáo. Điều này cho phép phổ biến tư tưởng Hồi giáo hệ phái Salafi gần như khắp nơi ». Chỉ có điều, như nhận xét cay đắng của ông Pierre Conesa, nhờ vào thế mạnh « dầu hỏa – đô la » mà Ả Rập Xê Út giờ có thể vươn chiếc vòi « Hồi giáo cực đoan » đến nhiều vùng lãnh thổ mà châu Âu khó thể tiệt trừ. Không như mong đợi từ giới chính trị gia phương Tây, cuộc chiến chống Hồi giáo cực đoan chưa bao giờ kết thúc, ngược lại, phiên bản Hồi giáo mà Ả Rập Xê Út đang lan truyền là một hệ tư tưởng « kỳ thị sắc tộc nhất, bài Do Thái nhất, bài đồng tính nhất, bài phụ nữ nhất, và bè phái nhất » của đạo Hồi, theo như lời giải thích từ một nhà thần học với tác giả tập sách « Dr Saoud et Mr Djihad, la diplomatie religieuse de l'Arabie saoudite ».

Reza Aslan doesn't mind being called a pantheist. In his own “roundabout spiritual journey” and study of the world's religions, which has led him to write books on Islam, the life of Jesus Christ, God, and most recently an American martyr in Persia, he has come to believe the Sufi notion that religion is just a shell one must break through to truly understand God—and that if God is anything at all, then all is God. He joined Tyler to discuss Shi'a and Christian notions of martyrdom, the heroism of Howard Baskerville, the differences between Sunni and Shi'a Islam, esoteric vs. exoteric expressions of religion, how mystical movements arise more organically than religion, the conflicts over Imams in the Islamic world, how his upbringing as an Iranian immigrant shaped his view of religion, his roundabout spiritual journey, the synthesis of Spinoza and Sufism, the origins of Wahhabism, the relationship (or lackthereof) between religion and political philosophy, the sad repetition of history in Iran, his favorite Iranian movie, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded October 12th, 2022 Other ways to connect Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Follow Tyler on Twitter Follow Reza on Twitter Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Subscribe at our newsletter page to have the latest Conversations with Tyler news sent straight to your inbox. 

Influential non-Christians say it is vital to combat "wokeness" which they liken to Wahhabism or Marxism. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next? Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show You can now support the show while purchasing gold and silver: www.davidknight.gold Or you can send a donation through Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com Cash App at:  $davidknightshow BTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak Tn, 37764

* Migrant Migraines: - VP Lala Harris said the "border is secure". TX Abbott sends 2 bus loads of migrants to her home in DC - FL DeSantis sends only 50 to Martha's Vineyard and the wealthy community calls it a humanitarian crisis * Lancet says covid leaded from US lab while still pushing Zero Covid. Here's why panic about origins is simply a fear campaign to distract us from the real danger * Why is UK health system weaponizing surveillance with spy agency partner Palantir? * Trump announces he's running, with or without criminal charges * Rand Paul's confrontation with Fauci is a move in the right direction but a major disappointment at the same time * Establishment of LGBT Religion? Supreme Court says exercise of your religious beliefs can be negated by someone else' gender choice * Corruption in Congress, rots from the head down - most are doing insider trading, just like their leader Pelosi * As more deaths are directly tied to jab, at least one country is stopping the mass murder * Transhumanist Thiel compares "wokeism" to Wahhabism. An Israeli conservative says only biblical Christianity can stop "woke-Marxism" in USA. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next? Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com Cash App at:  $davidknightshow BTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

* Migrant Migraines: - VP Lala Harris said the "border is secure". TX Abbott sends 2 bus loads of migrants to her home in DC - FL DeSantis sends only 50 to Martha's Vineyard and the wealthy community calls it a humanitarian crisis * Lancet says covid leaded from US lab while still pushing Zero Covid. Here's why panic about origins is simply a fear campaign to distract us from the real danger * Why is UK health system weaponizing surveillance with spy agency partner Palantir? * Trump announces he's running, with or without criminal charges * Rand Paul's confrontation with Fauci is a move in the right direction but a major disappointment at the same time * Establishment of LGBT Religion? Supreme Court says exercise of your religious beliefs can be negated by someone else' gender choice * Corruption in Congress, rots from the head down - most are doing insider trading, just like their leader Pelosi * As more deaths are directly tied to jab, at least one country is stopping the mass murder * Transhumanist Thiel compares "wokeism" to Wahhabism. An Israeli conservative says only biblical Christianity can stop "woke-Marxism" in USA. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next? Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com Cash App at: $davidknightshow BTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/contra-radio-network/support

Influential non-Christians say it is vital to combat "wokeness" which they liken to Wahhabism or Marxism. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next? Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show You can now support the show while purchasing gold and silver: www.davidknight.gold Or you can send a donation through Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com Cash App at: $davidknightshow BTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak Tn, 37764 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/contra-radio-network/support

* Migrant Migraines: - VP Lala Harris said the "border is secure". TX Abbott sends 2 bus loads of migrants to her home in DC - FL DeSantis sends only 50 to Martha's Vineyard and the wealthy community calls it a humanitarian crisis* Lancet says covid leaded from US lab while still pushing Zero Covid. Here's why panic about origins is simply a fear campaign to distract us from the real danger* Why is UK health system weaponizing surveillance with spy agency partner Palantir?* Trump announces he's running, with or without criminal charges* Rand Paul's confrontation with Fauci is a move in the right direction but a major disappointment at the same time* Establishment of LGBT Religion? Supreme Court says exercise of your religious beliefs can be negated by someone else' gender choice* Corruption in Congress, rots from the head down - most are doing insider trading, just like their leader Pelosi* As more deaths are directly tied to jab, at least one country is stopping the mass murder* Transhumanist Thiel compares "wokeism" to Wahhabism. An Israeli conservative says only biblical Christianity can stop "woke-Marxism" in USA. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next?Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

* Migrant Migraines: - VP Lala Harris said the "border is secure". TX Abbott sends 2 bus loads of migrants to her home in DC - FL DeSantis sends only 50 to Martha's Vineyard and the wealthy community calls it a humanitarian crisis* Lancet says covid leaded from US lab while still pushing Zero Covid. Here's why panic about origins is simply a fear campaign to distract us from the real danger* Why is UK health system weaponizing surveillance with spy agency partner Palantir?* Trump announces he's running, with or without criminal charges* Rand Paul's confrontation with Fauci is a move in the right direction but a major disappointment at the same time* Establishment of LGBT Religion? Supreme Court says exercise of your religious beliefs can be negated by someone else' gender choice* Corruption in Congress, rots from the head down - most are doing insider trading, just like their leader Pelosi* As more deaths are directly tied to jab, at least one country is stopping the mass murder* Transhumanist Thiel compares "wokeism" to Wahhabism. An Israeli conservative says only biblical Christianity can stop "woke-Marxism" in USA. But polls show Christianity collapsing in USA. At the same time secular theories about BigBang and evolution are in crisis as observational science disproves them. So what happens next?Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute joins David Gornoski to comment on the topics covered at the recent National Conservativism Conference in Miami. Are there similarities between Wahhabism and Wokeism? How can conservatives combat DC in the economic sphere? How should conservatives look at Christianity? Also in the show, Tucker Goodrich calls in to discuss ultra-processed foods and whether they are a serious issue as many claim. Check out Tucker's blog here. Visit A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

What is Salafism & Wahhabism? | Dr. Shabir Ally & Dr. Safiyyah Ally

U.S. President Joe Biden will sit down with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman later this week. Questions of human rights are front and centre — but so is the question of Saudi Arabia's influence on Islam around the world, particularly Wahhabism, which has fuelled a lot of radical insurgencies of Islam.

U.S. President Joe Biden will sit down with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman later this week. Questions of human rights are front and centre — but so is the question of Saudi Arabia's influence on Islam around the world, particularly Wahhabism, which has fuelled a lot of radical insurgencies of Islam.

Wahhabism and the World constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on Islam of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Peter Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mr. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered.

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly debate topic for more than two decades. The rise of jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State and their attacks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa fuelled the debate, particularly since the September 11, 2001, strikes in New York and Washington. Critics of Saudi Arabia charge that Wahhabism and Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam associated with the kingdom, created the theological and ideological incubator and the breeding ground for jihadism. Wahhabism and the World, Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam (Oxford UP, 2022) edited by Peter Mandaville constitutes one of the few, if not the first comprehensive, impassionate interrogations of the impact on the faith of Saudi financial and other support for the global spread of what Mandaville calls Saudi religious transnationalism and is more colloquially referred to with catchall phrases such as Saudi funding or support for ultra-conservatism. Mandaville's volume with chapters that provide fresh insights into the Saudi export drive and a set of case studies illustrates that the reality of the campaign is far more complex and layered. Interest in Saudi religious influence goes far beyond Middle East and Islam scholars and policymakers, journalists, and analysts, particularly given the dramatic social change in Saudi Arabia since King Salam ascended to the throne in 2015, and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, became the country's effective ruler. However, social liberalization, including enhanced professional and personal opportunity for women and the creation of a Western-influenced entertainment sector has much to do with socio-political factors and little, if anything, to do with religious reform. As a result, understanding Saudi Islam and the impact of its export that outlives the Salmans' steep cutbacks in the funding of its global propagation coupled with their effort to alter its austere and puritan image and give it a more moderate, tolerant and outward-looking makeover remains key to understanding the geopolitics of the Middle East and the broader Muslim world. Mandaville's volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to that understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Five years since then-Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) unveiled Vision 2030, reforms continue to be rolled out in Saudi Arabia. Early this year, for example, it announced new judicial reforms that set it on a course towards codified law – a major step for a country whose legal system is based on Islamic law.  While such reforms are aimed at boosting the liberalisation drive by softening the nation's austere image, jarring contradictions remain. Women's rights, for instance, remain a target of criticism – a recent article in The Washington Post revealed clandestine shelters that incarcerate “disobedient” women. This raises several questions: Is social change for real? What is the price of change? Social change is but one aspect of MBS' vision. Religion is another target. The crown prince has said that Wahhabism is akin to “deifying human beings”. This follows his championing of “moderate Islam” reining in the clerical class and resetting the role of religion in the state. How successful has this religious re-orientation been? What are the implications for Riyadh's role as the gatekeeper of the global Muslim community?

In today's episode, we'll explore the origins of the puritanical form of Islam, commonly known as Wahhabism. We'll see that the bond between the Wahhabis and the Saudis goes back a very long time. We also place these topics in a broader context: the rise of the West, and the ways the rest of the world adapted to it.

As US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan its perhaps well to ask who are the Taliban and where did they come from? This episode explores the tumultuous history of Afghanistan, a country that has been tainted and destroyed from outside powers trying to impose their way of life on the rural Afghan subsistence farmers. This episode explores the Soviet-Afghan war, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and the US invasion and attempts at nation building.For an extended version of the show go subscribe to my Patreon. The extended episode includes an extra 30 minutes on Afghan culture, Wahhabism, the Karzai government and the revealing truth of the Afghan Papers.Support the show

​Ghalib Kamal left Pakistan in 2017. He is going to share his reflections on the country of his birth and the troubles it is facing. His website: http://www.ghalibkamal.com/ YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/_QiovQ7KvTk Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions2:05 Ghalib's background and work - blogging in Urdu, online activism.3:42 Was Pakistan more liberal in the past? What started the trend towards ultra-conservatism?8:35 Is alcohol generally bad for society? Is Islam a cult?13:50 Leaving Islam or religion is a process that takes time and effort.17:10 What is a cult? Cult-like characteristics of fundamentalist Muslims.19:15 Alcohol ban leading more people into even harder drugs in Pakistan.29:30 Why is Pakistan more conservative than any other Muslim majority states? Impact of Wahhabism in Pakistan.35:47 Pakistan parents get more worried when their kids are taking alcohol but don't mind them taking hard drugs?41:01 Political elites using Jihad to recruit young fighters while promising the Jannah and to justify wars in the middle east. Are jihadist victims of trauma from extreme demands for perfection in Islam?58:45 For a majority of people, Islam is whatever traditions that have been passed down to them without any understanding of the fundamental texts and apologetics.1:3:35 Problematic ideas within Islam - Jihad, blasphemy laws, martyrdom.1:07:20 Quran is incomplete and needs hadiths for Muslims to understand Islam. This creates even more confusion in the Muslim community.1:11:00 Contradictions in the bible.1:13:20 Quranism. Can you get the core message of Islam by just relying on the Quran?1:15:30 Did Muhammad exist in the past? If yes, did he exist as he is being portrayed by modern Islam?1:25:21 Problems with the history and origins of the Quran. Missing verses in the Quran and missing Hadiths1:32:31 Channel announcements1:34:26 What motivates believers to become devout.1:38:00 Blasphemy laws in Pakistan and how they evolved from the vestiges of the British colonial blasphemy law into the modern harsh laws.1:51:00 Targeting activists and academics with blasphemy laws. Mullahs pressurizing people to commit extrajudicial killings of blasphemers.1:55:05 Final remarks.

Apostasy in the Somali Community with Nuriya Benson and Khan. Their personal stories and journeys, is life better, and how the Somali community deals with apostasy. Their channel Waaq Nation The youtube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/Lyg8v-j4UCE Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions1:01 What is "WAAQ nation"3:06 New Nomad's journey out of Islam (Openly asking questions and debating Christians)7:40 Nun Benson's background in Islam and her journey out of Islam (How Islam cut shot her childhood years and exposure to the internet)13:00 Expectations for Muslims - towing the party lines (Is it related to the problems faced by Somali people today?)20:00 Old traditions VS Islam (A Somali context of liberal society and a Sunni society, Wahhabism destroying graves)27:35 Paradox of Salafism being against terrorism but most terrorists being Salafis.30:55 Over trusting religious leaders? Mental problems, trauma, and religion.37:10 Using Islam to justify heinous acts, submission in Islam40:20 Is assimilation and integration possible for Somali and Muslim refugees given the religious teachings?44:50 Uncoupling Islam and Somali identity.46:11 Plugin for WAAQ nation and channel announcements46:50 Is religion affecting Somalis from walks of life equally?51:15 How is life after Islam?53:50 Nun's response.57:30 Final remarks for the stream

Caroline is away brewing more Trickster Medicine for us all, So here be a worthy replay from June 6th with Terrence Ward, on “the Wahhabi Code” and she wishes she hadn't talked so much, more to & fro is future dedication…, and asks for our kind forbearance, because the content is way worthy for us now. photo: World Affairs Council We welcome the return of Terence Ward, part two, in conversing manner, whose splendid book, The Wahhabi Code, is the anti-dote… to the toxic tyranny of Wahhabism, and the liberating Medicine of Sufism.. Terence Ward grew up in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt, then on to Berkeley, cross-cultural consultant, and pollinating agent, that we may feel our kinship with the beauty of Islam… as Terence writes, “Few Westerners know that for 1,000 years up until 1924, Mecca was a center for Sufi ecstatic prayer, dance, music tolerant honoring of the Divine in all beings…” Anything that's anywhere is everywhere…tyranny and its beautiful anti-dote… Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Replay: Sufi Aikido! appeared first on KPFA.

photo: World Affairs Council We welcome the return of Terence Ward, part two, in conversing manner, whose splendid book, The Wahhabi Code, is the anti-dote… to the toxic tyranny of Wahhabism, and the liberating Medicine of Sufism.. Terence Ward grew up in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt, then on to Berkeley, cross-cultural consultant, and pollinating agent, that we may feel our kinship with the beauty of Islam… as Terence writes, “Few Westerners know that for 1,000 years up until 1924, Mecca was a center for Sufi ecstatic prayer, dance, music tolerant honoring of the Divine in all beings…” Anything that's anywhere is everywhere…tyranny and its beautiful anti-dote… Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Sufi Aikido! appeared first on KPFA.

photo: World Affairs Council Dark of Moon, Ascension Day! At this ignorant, ridiculous US polarity with Iran, and delusional dangerous alliance with Saudi, Caroline hosts Terence Ward, whose splendid book, The Wahhabi Code, is the anti-dote…that (especially) Americans may have an understanding of the toxic tyranny of Wahhabism, and the liberating Medicine of Sufism. Terence Ward grew up in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt, then on to Berkeley, cross-cultural consultant, and pollinating agent, that we may feel our kinship with the beauty of Islam… Here is a recent interview about the book with Christiane Amanpour: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/12/21/amanpour-terence-ward-the-wahhabi-code-how-the-saudis-spread-extremism-globally.cnn Another opinion piece in CNN just published: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/08/opinions/saudi-arabia-shia-executions-message-ward/index.html   Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – The Wahhabi Code appeared first on KPFA.

In Middle Eastern and Islamic intellectual history, there has long been an assumption of decline in the eighteenth century, right before the nineteenth century, when the nahda or Arabic intellectual renaissance, began: intellectuals were caught in a period of stagnation and retrograde. Ahmad Dallal pushes back against this in Islam without Europe: Traditions of Reform in Eighteenth Century Islamic Thought (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), bringing together an intricate matrix of ideas stemming from multiple fields of knowledge. He pins this all together with the notion of reform, all the while reminding us that reform is also about tradition. He starts with Wahhabism, carefully dissecting the thought of Muhammad ibn Abdel Wahhab, and then connects it to eighteenth century responses to Wahhabism. From there on, he draws in Hadith studies, Sufism, the concept of Ijtihad in legal reasoning, and legal theory to paint a tapestry of interlaced and dynamic ideas. Overwhelmingly, Dallal demonstrates that reform was tied to giving practicing Muslims increasing control over their own faith. Beyond that, Dallal talks to us about Islamic studies, Orientalism, and modernity, elucidating why we need to bring the 18th century back into the fold of Islamic and Middle Eastern intellectual history. Ahmad Dallal is the dean of Georgetown University in Qatar. He was professor of history (2009-2017) and was the provost at the American University in Beirut (AUB) from 2009 to 2015. Nadirah Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Middle Eastern and Islamic intellectual history, there has long been an assumption of decline in the eighteenth century, right before the nineteenth century, when the nahda or Arabic intellectual renaissance, began: intellectuals were caught in a period of stagnation and retrograde. Ahmad Dallal pushes back against this in Islam without Europe: Traditions of Reform in Eighteenth Century Islamic Thought (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), bringing together an intricate matrix of ideas stemming from multiple fields of knowledge. He pins this all together with the notion of reform, all the while reminding us that reform is also about tradition. He starts with Wahhabism, carefully dissecting the thought of Muhammad ibn Abdel Wahhab, and then connects it to eighteenth century responses to Wahhabism. From there on, he draws in Hadith studies, Sufism, the concept of Ijtihad in legal reasoning, and legal theory to paint a tapestry of interlaced and dynamic ideas. Overwhelmingly, Dallal demonstrates that reform was tied to giving practicing Muslims increasing control over their own faith. Beyond that, Dallal talks to us about Islamic studies, Orientalism, and modernity, elucidating why we need to bring the 18th century back into the fold of Islamic and Middle Eastern intellectual history. Ahmad Dallal is the dean of Georgetown University in Qatar. He was professor of history (2009-2017) and was the provost at the American University in Beirut (AUB) from 2009 to 2015. Nadirah Mansour is a graduate student at Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies working on the global intellectual history of the Arabic-language press. She tweets @NAMansour26 and produces another Middle-East and North Africa-related podcast: Reintroducing.

This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch and the author of New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. He also wrote the foreword to Hank's new book MUSLIM: What You Need to Know About the World's Fastest-Growing Religion. Author of seventeen books and counting, Spencer is one of the foremost experts on Islam, and this conversation covers the many ways that Islam is putting our world in peril. Topics discussed include: the work of Jihad Watch (1:00); the danger of Islamic immigration without assimilation (2:00); the double standard of Islamic blasphemy laws (6:00); the largely defensive nature of the Crusades to counter Islamic aggression (7:30); why Robert has dedicated his life to revealing dangerous truth about Islam (11:30); the denial of free speech when it comes to Islam (17:30); the unlikely alliance between the liberal left and Islam in the West (20:30); Confessions of an Islamophobe (23:00); Robert Spencer's ban from entering the UK for talking about Islam (30:00); what PayPal's ban of Jihad Watch says about free society (36:00); Robert Spencer being poisoned in Iceland (43:00); the truth about the group CAIR (53:00); the distinction between Jesus Christ and Muhammad (56:00); what faith will replace Marxism in China? (55:00); the distinction between Jesus Christ and Muhammad (56:00); Saudi Arabia and the spread of Wahhabism (1:08:00).

Wahhabism is the most misunderstood brand of Islam. It is more correctly called Salafism and is a fundamentalist interpretation of the faith, often associated with Saudi Arabia. The Salafis have long been split between jihadists who justify violently overthrowing their rulers and quietists who believe that even oppressive governments should be obeyed. Since the Arab uprisings, two new groups – Salafi democrats and Salafi revolutionaries – have come to the fore too.Presenter Safa Al Ahmad talks to representatives of all positions in the current debate within Salafi Islam about the relationship between religion and politics.(Photo: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh. Credit: Hassan Ammar/AFP/Getty Images)

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On this instalment of The Renegade Report the guest is independent terrorism analyst Isaac Cohen. Roman and Jonathan explore the history of ISIS and the ideology of the group and its fighters. Isaac explains the foundational principles of Islamic fundamentalism, Wahhabism, Salafism as well as terms like jizya and takfiri. The discussion touches on the plight of Syrian refugees, the ongoing abuse of Saudi women through male guardianship, military action as a solution, and a pragmatic approach to the Israel/Palestine situation.

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