(Foundation for Defense of Democracies) Jonathan Schanzer and Steven Miller - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released "Facebook Fatwa," the first-ever study of what radical Saudi Wahhabists are preaching to their followers about the U.S. and non-Muslims on social media sites. "A staggering 75% of the Arabic-language posts we saw reflected xenophobic beliefs, or hostility toward the U.S., the West, and non-Muslim cultures," said FDD vice president for research Jonathan Schanzer. Saudi clerics are increasingly gravitating toward these tools to spread their own messages. While clerics have cut back on overtly violent rhetoric, they still view Western culture with disdain, exhibit a lack of respect for women's rights, and speak with open hostility about minorities, other religions, and non-Wahhabi Muslims.
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