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What was Saudi Arabia's role in the rise of ISIS?by Kelsey Dallas, Deseret NewsSaudi Arabian leaders are "both the arsonists and the firefighters" in the global war on terror, according to a recent article from The New York Times.The country's unique brand of Islam, which it has spread throughout the world, encourages violence against nonbelievers, the author explains. And yet, in recent years, Saudi policy has shifted to encourage interfaith understanding and tolerance."Is the world today a more divided, dangerous and violent place because of the cumulative effect of five decades of oil-financed proselytizing from the historical heart of the Muslim world? Or is Saudi Arabia, which has often supported Western-friendly autocrats over Islamists, merely a convenient scapegoat for extremism and terrorism with many complex causes — the United States' own actions among them?" reporter Scott Shane asks.He spoke with three dozen experts on Islam and foreign policy, trying to piece together whether it's fair to blame Saudi Arabia for the rise of the Islamic State."The idea has become commonplace: that Saudi Arabia's export of the rigid, bigoted, patriarchal, fundamentalist strain of Islam known as Wahhabism has fueled global extremism and contributed to terrorism," he wrote.Many scholars agree with this assessment, noting that Wahhabism primes young people for extremism.Read More At: http://newsok.com/article/5517217
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