Don’t Let Wahhabism Off the Hook

Published October 26, 2016 10:15am ET



Now that American victims of terrorism can sue Saudi Arabia on allegations of facilitating 9/11, the kingdom’s counterterrorism record is under the microscope like never before.

A major part of this scrutiny revolves around the kingdom’s religious ideology of Wahhabism, also referred to by some as Saudi Salafism. Critics argue that this austere doctrine contributes to terrorism and that the kingdom must stop spreading problematic teachings overseas.

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