Saudi Arabia's crown prince promises country will return to 'moderate, open Islam'
Source: The Independent
Saudi Arabias crown prince, speaking at a major investment conference, has promised his kingdom will return to what we were before a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world.
Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made the announcement at the beginning of the landmark Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The country would also do more to tackle extremism, the prince said. We will not waste 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas; we will destroy them today, he told an interviewer.
It was not like this in the past ... We will end extremism very soon, the prince added, in his most direct criticism of Saudi Arabias conservative religious establishment to date.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-saud-moderate-islam-vision-2030-conference-a8017181.html
I think this qualifies as LBN; it's a bit hard to tell with the time differences.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Is that soon in a geologic sense?
eissa
(4,238 posts)nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Religious police are extremists in my view. Are they in his?
Public executions with the bodies put on display ? Does that qualify for extremism ?
Propaganda agaist non-muslims taught in schools, included in state sponsered textbooks...
How does a state go about abolishing extremism when it fuels extremism ?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)Is that not moderate?
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)"All our problems started when we gave women the right to drive ".
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)OK, I'm pessimistic
IronLionZion
(45,454 posts)because they think that's where it all went wrong
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)DBoon
(22,367 posts)the definition of a fantasy is its lack of connection with reality.
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)We are, all of us, voiceless, powerless.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)If there were massive protests in the streets, you may have not seen that headline. We have to encourage any movement toward moderation.
It cant happen soon enough.
A lot of people stayed away from the hajj, so its probably the almighty dollar driving this.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)I spent a year there. I am happily surprised.
TomSlick
(11,100 posts)The House of Saud owes its power to a long ago agreement between the founder of Wahhabism and Muhammad bin Saud. Unless Wahhabism moderates, the Crown Prince's comments are just nice words.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)They need the Hajj, it generates a lot of money. If moderation helps pull in more pilgrims , id think theyd find a justification for moderation.
TomSlick
(11,100 posts)Again, I will try to be hopeful.