>Influence is largely the byproduct of the press attention That's not how it works with clerics in Saudi. They have official standing with the government, have

>Influence is largely the byproduct of the press attention That's not how it works with clerics in Saudi. They have official standing with the government, have their own police force with the authority to enforce morality laws (the mutaween), and even get to decide who the next king will be.