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Raving in Riyadh – The New Saudi Arabia with Sami Hamdi

The Thinking Muslim

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The Importance of Salman Bin Abdulaziz

The social contract that bin Salman is establishing in Saudi Arabia is a simple one. I will give you bikini beaches and giant raves, he says. You won't ask me for civil participation. The Saudis are contemplating whether that's a viable trade-off. And they're not sure what to make of these entertainment policies because friends are now being imprisoned and arrested for tweets despite no history of liking them.

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