Valin Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 The Clarion Project Thursday, March 8, 2018 The United Kingdom is rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (known colloquially as MBS), as he begins his first international tour. He will dine with the Queen and meet with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. He will be coming fresh from a visit to Egypt, where, in addition to political leaders and Muslim religious figures, he visited the Coptic Pope and invited the community to come to Saudi Arabia. He will head to America after his stop in Britain. The 32-year-old crown prince will succeed to the throne when his 82-year-old father, King Salman, dies. In the meantime, the crown prince has been given sweeping powers and has launched an ambitious program, Vision 2030, to modernize the country. He has also embarked on reforms. He lifted a ban on cinemas and presided over a decision to allow women to drive. He plans to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil. He has even announced a Red Sea tourist resort, where women will be able to wear bikinis, and a $500 billion high-tech city called Neom. He will seek to present an image of a friendlier, more tolerant Saudi Arabia which is modernizing fast and open for business. Critics remain unimpressed. Hundreds protested his UK visit outside the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Saudi Arabia is modernising, but will this mean greater freedom for religious minorities? World Watch Monitor February 23, 2018 (Snip) A staff member at the Christian charity Open Doors International recently spoke with three foreign Christians in Saudi, who gave their perspectives on the changes taking place within the country. Their responses, given anonymously, were shared with World Watch Monitor. “Change is in the air. That is for sure,” said one Christian, originally from the West, who compared the period with the Arab Spring that engulfed the Middle East at the start of the decade. “Everything is changing. Some people are more open to the Christian message, but others are radicalising. “This is a crossroads. If it works, it will bring huge change and more freedom to this country. If it fails, Saudi might be the next Yemen – only worse. If the fundamentalists win the battle that is now being fought behind the curtains and spark a civil war, this place will go back to the dark ages. So, this is either going to be a huge [spiritual] awakening or it will be one of the biggest bloodbaths in history.” (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Valin said: The Clarion Project Thursday, March 8, 2018 The United Kingdom is rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (known colloquially as MBS), as he begins his first international tour. He will dine with the Queen and meet with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. He will be coming fresh from a visit to Egypt, where, in addition to political leaders and Muslim religious figures, he visited the Coptic Pope and invited the community to come to Saudi Arabia. He will head to America after his stop in Britain. The 32-year-old crown prince will succeed to the throne when his 82-year-old father, King Salman, dies. In the meantime, the crown prince has been given sweeping powers and has launched an ambitious program, Vision 2030, to modernize the country. He has also embarked on reforms. He lifted a ban on cinemas and presided over a decision to allow women to drive. He plans to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil. He has even announced a Red Sea tourist resort, where women will be able to wear bikinis, and a $500 billion high-tech city called Neom. He will seek to present an image of a friendlier, more tolerant Saudi Arabia which is modernizing fast and open for business. Critics remain unimpressed. Hundreds protested his UK visit outside the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street. (Snip) yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 We have welcomed Saudi Princes over the years that were tyrants. Why shouldn't we welcome someone who is seemingly making some reforms?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Geee Here's the deal, what is happening in The Magic Kingdom 1. May not work. We're talkin Saudi "expletive deleted" Arabia here...know hat I mean? 2. If OTOH it does...the middle east/Arab world/Muslim world is a very different place 10...20 years from now. 3. If it does work we can thank the Mullahs in Tehran. 4. Hinge of History stuff, and it hardly gets a mention in the media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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