Saudi Arabia: The Road Beyond 9/11

December 19, 2011

Fundamentalists keep power in male hands despite King Abdullah's progressive statements.

Opinion: Internet changing Saudis' relationship with authority, not religion

December 19, 2011

The internet provides online venues for connecting with leaders and venting frustrations — but conservative Islam rules.

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Arabia steps forward with women's suffrage

GlobalPost

September 30, 2011

King Abdullah's decree — which will also put women on the country's top advisory council — an example of the delicate balance between modernization and Islamic tradition.

Politics

9/11 forces change to Saudi's global religious mission

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

The kingdom adjusts its international Islamic outreach.

Politics

Saudi Islamists consider democracy, confront royal dogma

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

Thinkers supports blending Islamic values with some Western ideas.

Politics

Ten years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia slowly modernizing

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

Saudi’s royal family disavows religious extremism while staving off the popular ‘Arab Spring.’

Politics

Highway 15: The long road to rehabilitation

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

Two views from relatives of 9/11 hijackers, one of regret and one of pride.

Politics

Saudi Arabia’s Highway 15 revisited

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

The kingdom’s youth ‘drift’ as militancy gives way to ennui.

Politics

Women’s rights key to kingdom’s future

GlobalPost

September 06, 2011

Still barred from driving automobiles — and obliged to defer to men in most life decisions — progress is slow.