The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women

Bruzzi, Silvia

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“…In turn, this newfound legitimacy created a source of wealth in the form of the zakat or tithe paid by Muslims. 44 It was the ideological component that made the Saudi-Wahhabi alliance potent because it transcended issues of tribal affiliation and wealth. "Preaching and raids progressed simultaneously" allowing the Saudi leadership to rapidly dominate the region.…”

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“…The Nejd was no stranger to religious scholars and faith but, with Ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, the message of tawhid and the paying of the zakat had a major positive impact on Saudi expansion. 46 By Muhammad ibn Saud's death in 1765, the Saudi-Wahhabi alliance dominated most of the Nejd and by the end of eighteenth century, under the leadership of Muhammad's son Abd-al-Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud (1765-1803), Saudi control extended to eastern Arabia. 47 In 1800, Wahhabi raiders captured the port of al-Qatif on the Gulf and the Buraimi Oasis, and threatened Oman.…”

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Saudi Arabia: Modernity, Stability, and the Twenty-First Century Monarchy

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2015

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D r. Roby C. Barrett is a senior fellow with the JSOU Strategic Studies Department. He has over 35 years of government, business, and academic experience in the Middle East and Africa. Dr. Barrett is the president of a consulting firm, specializing in technology applications and systems for national defense and security. He has extensive experience in space systems, nuclear issues, police and security systems, command and control, technology development, and weapons acquisition as they relate to both U.S. and allied governments. The current focus of his research is strategic security issues in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, including Islam, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, and the collapse of state structure in the Levant. He is a former Foreign Service officer in the Middle East with a strong background in the cultural and political dynamics of historical Islamic and political development. His posting and other assignments included Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Arabian Gulf. As a founder of the National History Center within the American Historical Association, Dr. Barrett specializes in the application of broad historical and conceptual paradigms to issues of ongoing political and military conflict and the projection of future trends. He is an area expert and fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, D.C. He provides domestic and international media commentary on a range of issues from the Palestinian territories to nuclear proliferation and the challenges of Russian policy in the Middle East and North Africa. Initially trained as a Soviet and Russian specialist, Dr. Barrett brings unique insights to the regenerated competition between Russia, China, and the United States in the Middle East and Africa. He also serves as the senior advisor to the Board of Directors of the Bilateral Arab-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an organization whose members include major foreign and domestic petroleum companies. He is the lead panelist on Middle East and South Asian Policy. He also participates in the Congressional Fellowship Program, American Political Science Association, and Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies in Washington, xii D.C. He has been a featured panelist for the German Council on Foreign Relations on Middle East and Gulf Affairs. Dr. Barrett also serves as a lecturer on Gulf affairs, Iraq, and U.S. foreign policy for the Air Force Special Operations Command and in response to special requirements. Dr. Barrett was an Eisenhower-Roberts fellow of the Eisenhower Institute in Washington D.C., a Rotary International fellow at the Russian and East

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Section: Barrett: Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Barrett: Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%