Caryle Murphy

Saudi Arabia tries to keep the Islamic State from recruiting its youth

Saudis largely do not support IS, but the fraction who do pose a serious threat.

Saudi Arabia tries to keep the Islamic State from recruiting its youth

Laws of Men: In Saudi Arabia, women are still assigned male 'guardians'

Laws of Men: In Saudi Arabia, women are still assigned male 'guardians'

As Egypt targets Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia follows suit

As Egypt targets Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia follows suit

Young Saudis embrace internet satire, rejecting ultraconservative Islam

Young Saudis embrace internet satire, rejecting ultraconservative Islam

The rise of atheism in Saudi Arabia, where talking about atheism is illegal

The rise of atheism in Saudi Arabia, where talking about atheism is illegal

Saudi Arabia: Tired of religious conflict, youth explore Arab nationalism

Part Two: After decades of declining popularity under the ascendance of political Islam, Arabism is seeing a revival of sorts among Saudi youth as a way out of the sectarian conflicts now gripping the region.

Saudi Arabia: Tired of religious conflict, youth explore Arab nationalism

Saudi reformers challenge Islamic movement linked to extremism

Part One: The kingdom's official version of Islam, Wahhabism, has dampened Saudi creativity and impeded government modernization programs. But reform is in the air.

Saudi reformers challenge Islamic movement linked to extremism

US and Saudi Arabia drift apart

Analysis: Syria, Iran, Egypt and oil are pushing the two countries apart, as President Obama's recent trip to the kingdom showed.

US and Saudi Arabia drift apart

US finds Sunni-Shia rift difficult to navigate

From Iraq to Syria, what might look like domestic conflicts are often proxy battles in a much larger war.

US finds Sunni-Shia rift difficult to navigate

Conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims seen as escalating across Middle East

Scholars and analysts in Washington, DC predict the "intensification" of Sunni-Shia violence.

Conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims seen as escalating across Middle East

Saudi Arabia establishes first Western studies center

Western Studies Institute is first of its kind in all of Middle East.

Saudi Arabia establishes first Western studies center

Saudi Arabia's crown prince dies

Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the longtime pillar of Saudi Arabia's ruling family, is believed to have had cancer.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince dies

Saudi Arabia steps forward with women's suffrage

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.

Saudi Arabia steps forward with women's suffrage

Women’s rights key to kingdom’s future

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

Women’s rights key to kingdom’s future

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

The kingdom adjusts its international Islamic outreach.

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