Comments on: Not What It Seems http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cao's Blog http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Cao's Blog Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:18:25 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=510#comment-253 <strong>In the Arab world, dislike of al Qaeda grows daily</strong> This post at Crossroads Arabia is very encouraging. Michael Doran, of Princeton University, has a good article up in the Wall Street Journal (a for-pay site) entitled “The Iraq Effect”, which run counter to much “received wisdom” concerning ... In the Arab world, dislike of al Qaeda grows daily
This post at Crossroads Arabia is very encouraging.

Michael Doran, of Princeton University, has a good article up in the Wall Street Journal (a for-pay site) entitled “The Iraq Effect”, which run counter to much “received wisdom” concerning …

]]> By: John http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-252 John Wed, 08 Dec 2004 20:03:26 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=510#comment-252 Twenty years ago, it didn't look like much of a problem. While there had been the take-over of the Grand Mosque, that seemed to be a one-off. Attention was focused on Iran, where a very different kind of Islamic fundamentalism was suddenly becoming political. In December of '79, too, there was rioting among the Shi'a of the Eastern Province. There were clearly religious overtones (again, of a different flavor), but that, too, looked like something else, largely because it was: the Shi'a of the Eastern Province were very much on the short end of the development stick. It wasn't until the late 80s that extremist interpretations of Islam began to be noticed. There were signs, but not many. I recall being ahead of the curve with a paper I did on fundamentalism in '89, when the concept had absolutely no traction. Other things were happening... like the end of communism! Twenty years ago, it didn’t look like much of a problem. While there had been the take-over of the Grand Mosque, that seemed to be a one-off. Attention was focused on Iran, where a very different kind of Islamic fundamentalism was suddenly becoming political. In December of ’79, too, there was rioting among the Shi’a of the Eastern Province.

There were clearly religious overtones (again, of a different flavor), but that, too, looked like something else, largely because it was: the Shi’a of the Eastern Province were very much on the short end of the development stick.

It wasn’t until the late 80s that extremist interpretations of Islam began to be noticed.

There were signs, but not many. I recall being ahead of the curve with a paper I did on fundamentalism in ’89, when the concept had absolutely no traction. Other things were happening… like the end of communism!

]]> By: Osama_been_forgotten http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Osama_been_forgotten Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:47:37 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=510#comment-251 <i>Looks like maybe my fears were unfounded. From what I read here and elsewhere the KSA has done a respectable job of cracking down</i> I too, shared that fear. I'm pleasantly suprised, and I now ask; why didn't they do this 20 years ago? Looks like maybe my fears were unfounded. From what I read here and elsewhere the KSA has done a respectable job of cracking down

I too, shared that fear. I’m pleasantly suprised, and I now ask; why didn’t they do this 20 years ago?

]]> By: The Redhunter http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-250 The Redhunter Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:11:08 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=510#comment-250 Very encouraging post When the terrorism escallated in the KSA last summer, I was pretty worried that the government wouldn't be able to get a handle on it. Looks like maybe my fears were unfounded. From what I read here and elsewhere the KSA has done a respectable job of cracking down. Very encouraging post

When the terrorism escallated in the KSA last summer, I was pretty worried that the government wouldn’t be able to get a handle on it. Looks like maybe my fears were unfounded. From what I read here and elsewhere the KSA has done a respectable job of cracking down.

]]> By: Jane http://xrdarabia.org/2004/12/07/not-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Jane Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:00:34 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=510#comment-248 Thats a new idea for me: the proxy dialog. Great post. Thats a new idea for me: the proxy dialog. Great post.

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