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Saudi arabia lives a bizarre double life. fabulously rich, drenched in oil, it is at the same time handcuffed by extremist islam. the saudis are deeply conflicted, but then so are we. because their story is intertwined with ours. the closest ally of this strange desert kingdom has been america, the world s most open democracy where freedom of religion is enshrined in the constitution. why? a new york times columnist put it susinccinctly. out back that s where you d find the medievalism, the hatred ....
meanwhile oil prices went through the roof. gas-hungry drivers were demanding answers. giving the saudis even more cash to spread their creed. then at the end of 1979, the soviet union invaded afghanistan. a godless superpower had taken over a muslim nation. this gave the saudis a golden opportunity. it was a gift from heaven to people in saudi arabia. they looked into these islamists eyes and they said, why don t you go fight the infidels who just invaded afghanistan? one of the men who answered the call was osama bin laden. bin laden was always a true believer. ....
practicing christianity is against the law. so is every other religion except islam. it is a tough place to be a christian. even tougher to be jewish. we must kill all the jews, says this so-called religious scholar. textbooks published just last year teach that jews are cowardly, devious. another evil in saudi arabia, music. movies have been considered hearsay too. if he complain about any of it, any government scripture, you may be arrested. foes of the government can be tortured, even beheaded. ....
Time, preaching strict adherence to the koran on pain of death. their puritanical faith became known as wa habbiism. authorities inside saudi arabia have executed wahhabism starts as a principle that i, as a muslim, can determine if another muslim is a good muslim. if he or she is not, i can proclaim him or her a heretic and that person is subject to the most drastic penalties, including death. reporter: wahhabism was only a minor sect of islam for much of its history. the muslim world was shaped far more by diverse societies like egypt. oil in commercial quantities then saudi arabia struck oil. 200,000 barrels a day with mountains of cash the kingdom eclipsed other muslim nations and spread its version ....
From the true islamic faith. saudi forces were so ill equipped that french commandos had to be called in to help. after two weeks, the rebels were finally captured and beheaded. it was a triumphant and tumultuous welcome for the ayatollah khomenei that same year an slummic revolution swept through iran. a tearful shah of iran left his country today ousting a monarchy. launching the rise of iran s shiite version of puritanical islam, the rival faith of the saudis. the saudi royal family panicked and gave more power to the wahabis. from the age of 12, she must dress in black to run the kingdom their way. no more. women could not appear on tv uncovered. no music in schools. they basically banned fun. one motorist ran out of gas while waiting in line ....