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A critical but oft overlooked piece of Saudi history is the seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and its consequences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosq
by welanes 10y ago
A critical but oft overlooked piece of Saudi history is the seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and its consequences:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_seizure#Policies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_seizure#Policies
The Royal family essentially entered into a Faustian pact with the religious fundamentalists who've held massive sway over the country ever since. (Not unlike The Sparrows in GOT).
- Apocryphon 10y agoOf course, religion never exists in a social vacuum. The Sparrows, at least in the books, came to power with support of the common people who were sick of the depredations of turmoil caused by fighting between the noble houses. So what empowers the fundamentalists, beyond moral authority?