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2022-04-01 1st Ramadan 1443 Makkah Taraweeh Sheikh Juhany
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2021-05-11 30 Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Tahajud - Sheikh Saud Shuraim
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2021-05-10 Day 29 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-09 Day 28 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-07 Day 26 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-06 Day 25 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-05 Day 24 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-04 Day 23 - Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Bandar Balila
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2021-05-03 Day 22- Ramadan 1442 / 2021 Makkah Taraweeh - Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
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Past Feature Articles
Reform, Crackdown and Succession: Continuity or Disruption?

As the crown prince and de facto regent Muhammad bin Salman presses ahead with an ambitious program of social and structural reforms, it is often assumed that he is pursuing a radically vision than that preferred by his more conservative father, King Salman. A closer look, however, reveals that the two are in fact closely aligned.

The Qur'anic Vision of Muhammad bin Salman: Conviction or Politics?

Behind the spate of reforms introduced by the crown prince is an influential group of Islamic scholars holding that only the Qur'an is the source of divine law, while much of the literature of 'hadith' is suspect. So far, the younger generation has embraced his reforms, but the change in outlook represents a profound rift with the Kingdom's past.

Spectacle and Ceremony: Honoring Tradition or Managing Expectation?

Bursting with pomp and circumstance, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, and later the coronation of her heir, King Charles III, were monumental productions involving the full apparatus of state, broadcast live to the world (with the taxpayer footing the bill). In contrast, the funeral of Saudi kings and the accession of a new monarch are swift and simple affairs, grounded in the Kingdom's austere brand of Islam and the royal family's tribal roots.

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