James M. DorseyJan 31, 20186 minTackling Pakistani madrassas An uphill struggleBy James M. Dorsey This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of ‘The Role of...
James M. DorseyJan 30, 20185 minModerating Saudi Islam: Government proposes tightening fundraising rulesBy James M. Dorsey A Saudi draft law could constitute a first indication that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return the...
James M. DorseyJan 26, 20184 minKidnapping and ant-Shiite rhetoric stirs Malaysian debate about Saudi-inspired ultra-conservatismBy James M. Dorsey Allegedly kidnapped, forty-three-year old Malaysian activist Amri Che Mat, a foreign exchange trader and mountain...
James M. DorseyJan 24, 20185 minTesting Prince Mohammed’s pledge to return Saudi Arabia to moderate IslamBy James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return his kingdom to a moderate interpretation of Islam could be put...
James M. DorseyJan 22, 20184 minWhither Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘moderate’ Islam?Credit: algeriepatriotique By James M. Dorsey Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet...