The Wahhabi/Salafi Movement
Materials on the history, influence and operations of the global Wahhabi, or Salafi, movement.

Saudi Columnist: "We Have Bred Monsters ... We Are the Problem and Not America"
11/30/2003
Saudi Gazette - Dr. Muhammad Talal Al-Rasheed
On November 30, 2003, Dr. Muhammad Talal Al-Rasheed, columnist for the English language daily The Saudi Gazette, wrote an article titled "Senseless Violence, Senseless Death." The article is in reaction to the murder of Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Rasheed of Hail by 'Islamists' in Algeria.
A Saudi Writer Speaks Out
11/28/2003

Al-Riyadh - Mansour al-Nogaidan
A week ago yesterday I was supposed to appear at the Sahafa police station to receive 75 lashes on my back. I had been sentenced by a religious court because of articles I had written calling for freedom of speech and criticizing Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's official religious doctrine.
Al Qaeda and Saudi Arabia
11/10/2003
Wall Street Journal - Khaled Abou El Fadl
This essay appeared as an op-ed piece in the November 10 edition of the Wall Street Journal. While authored by Khaled Abou El Fadl, it represents the views of the entire Commission on International Religious Freedom.
How a Diplomat From Saudi Arabia Spread His Faith
9/10/2003
Wall Street Journal - David Crawford
German investigators link Mr. Fakihi to extremists.
Saudi in the Crosshairs
8/31/2003
The Week - R. Prasannan
Washington's attention is now turning to Saudi Arabia, the largest known source of oil and unknown source of terror funds. Laser designators, which direct plane-dropped bombs to fall precisely on target, may never be turned on the kingdom, but it may get scalded in the political heat. There may never be a hot war against Saudi Arabia as long as the royal family behaves. But it may have to pay a heavy price.
Report on 9/11 Suggests a Role by Saudi Spies
8/2/2003
New York Times - James Risen and David Johnston
The classified part of a Congressional report on the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, says that two Saudi citizens who had at least indirect links with two hijackers were probably Saudi intelligence agents and may have reported to Saudi government officials, according to people who have seen the report.
Saudi Agent Linked to 9/11 Hijackers
7/23/2003
Newsweek - Michael Isikoff
Explosive new evidence suggesting that Omar al-Bayoumi, a key associate of two of the hijackers, may have been a Saudi-government agent, sources tell NEWSWEEK. The report documents extensive ties between al-Bayoumi and the hijackers.
Saudis Re-Examine an Islamic Doctrine Cited by Militants
05/25/2003
New York Times - Neil MacFarquhar
When he was a teenager issuing his own fatwas, Mansour al-Nogaidan ordered his followers to blow up a video store in downtown Riyadh because it was spreading Western corruption. Now, years later, a completely changed man has dropped a philosophical bombshell in the fervent national discussion swirling around the suicide attacks this month against residential compounds here. Mr. Nogaidan said in print that the Wahhabi doctrine prevalent in Saudi Arabia was the root cause of the violence fomented in the name of Islam here and around the world.
Interview with Islam Expert and Book Author Stephen Schwartz
5/15/2003
FOX News - On the Record with Greta van Sustren
"Saudi Arabia is a state built on a terrorist ideology, the ideology of Wahhabism, the most extreme form of Islam."
Homegrown Fanatics
5/15/2003
New York Times - Sulaiman al-Hattlan
Though few would publicly admit it, Saudis have become hostages of the backward agenda of a small minority of bin Laden supporters who in effect have hijacked our society. Progressive voices have been silenced. The religious and social oppression of women means half the population is forced to stay behind locked doors. Members of the religious police harass us in public spaces, and sometimes even in our homes about our clothing and haircuts. A civil cold war is raging, one we have long pretended doesn't exist.
The Saudi Connection: Radical Wahhabism and the future of Afghanistan
09/11/2002
The Congressional Record - Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher comments on the war in Afghanistan and the post-9/11 world situation.
And the Bandar Played On . . . But the Saudi Tune Is Getting Stale
09/02/2002
Weekly Standard - Stephen Schwartz
DOWN ON THE RANCH in Crawford last week, President Bush had another courteous chat with a Saudi prince. The guest this time was Riyadh's ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who had come with his family all the way from Washington just for lunch.
Saudi Diplomats Distribute Hate Books In Washington
09/02/2002
Saudi Institute Press Release
Washington, DC - The Saudi Institute and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) have initiated a joint project to track and study the spread of hate against Americans by Saudi diplomats in Washington.
Saudis Fear $100 Trillion Lawsuit Could Freeze Assets in U.S.
08/29/2002
World Tribune.com - World Tribune Staff
ABU DHABI - Saudi officials are increasingly concerned that a $100 trillion lawsuit against leaders of the kingdom could result in the freezing of their assets in the United States.
U.S. Must Distinguish Real Enemy in Mideast
08/15/2002
Washington Post - Youssef M. Ibrahim
There are people inside the American defense establishment - the most powerful, technologically sophisticated military in the history of mankind - who believe that the greatest threat they face today may come from followers of an early 18th-century religious extremist who called for a renewal of Islamic spirit
On the House . . . of Saud, That Is: The kingdom's spending in America
08/08/2002
National Review - John J. Miller
Financial experts say that Saudis hold as much as $1 trillion in banks outside the Middle East. Barring some fundamental shift in Saudi culture, much of this money ultimately will be deployed toward Wahhabi projects, creating a massive endowment for Islamic extremism around the globe -- and right here at home.
Saudi Government Paper: 'Billions Spent by Saudi Royal Family to Spread Islam to Every Corner of the Globe'
03/27/2002
Ain Al-Yaqeen 
The March 1, 2002 edition of the Saudi government English weekly Ain Al-Yaqeen extensively detailed the Saudi royal family's efforts to spread (Wahhabi) Islam throughout the world. The following are excerpts taken from the article:
Saudi Leader Seeks to Rein in Clergy: Religious reform talk surprises many
03/14/2002
Wall Street Journal - James Dorsey
JIDDA, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's ruling Al-Saud family, shaken by the involvement of its nationals in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is seeking to reassert its control over the kingdom's influential Muslim clergy.
It's the Saudi's War to Lose: The House of Saud appears implicated with Bin Laden at the highest levels
10/21/2001
East West Record - Sue Lackey, Editor In Chief
The United States is at a distinct disadvantage in its War on Terrorism, because it is simply not in the American character to understand the subtle intrigue and internecine alliances that built and maintain the House of Saud; and it is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that this very old war is all about.
The Hidden Face of Extremism: The "New Wahhabi" Movement
10/21/2001
East West Record - M. Darwish
The September 11 suicidal attacks against the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington raised new questions not only for the United States and the countries of the free world, but for Arab and Islamic countries as well.
King's Ransom: How vulnerable are the Saudi royals?
10/16/2001
The New Yorker - Seymour Hersh
Since 1994 or earlier, the National Security Agency has been collecting electronic intercepts of conversations between members of the Saudi Arabian royal family, which is headed by King Fahd.

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