{"id":1367,"date":"2015-01-23T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T13:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2015-01-23T02:31:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T02:31:11","slug":"whats-next-for-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2015\/01\/23\/whats-next-for-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Next for Saudi Arabia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Abdullah has died. Whither Saudi Arabia?<\/p>\n

As The New York Times<\/I> put it: “The king\u2019s death adds yet another element of uncertainty in a region already overwhelmed by crises and as Saudi Arabia is itself in a struggle with Iran for regional dominance.”<\/p>\n

Some places to read about the transition:<\/p>\n

“King Abdullah, Who Nudged Saudi Arabia Forward, Dies at 90”<\/a><\/p>\n

“Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dead”<\/a><\/p>\n

“Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a wily king who embraced limited reform, dies”<\/a><\/p>\n

“King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies”<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you think will be the trajectory of the Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam in the 21st Century?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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