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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/are-saudi-arabias-reforms-for-real-a-recent-visit-says-yes/2018/03/01/a11a4ca8-1d9d-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html

Are Saudi Arabia's Reforms for Real?

(Washington Post) David Ignatius - Are Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's proposals for change supported by the religious leadership and the public in this very conservative country? During a trip there, I heard strong support for reforms from young Saudis interviewed on the street as well as a senior Muslim cleric. Sheikh Mohammad al-Issa, since 2016 the head of the Saudi-backed Muslim World League, said the moves are backed by his colleagues in the senior religious leadership. The new Saudi stance against radical Islam has an operational side, too, which I saw at the new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, known as ETIDAL, or moderation. Under a giant dome, several hundred analysts sit at computer screens watching Arabic social media traffic for signs of support for extremist groups.

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