Blood Brothers #168: History of Saudi Arabia, the Ikhwan and establishing Islam

In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the controversial Saudi Arabian dissident scholar, academic and activist, Dr. Mohammed al-Massari.

Topics of discussion include:

• Family background, heritage and growing up in Saudi Arabia.
• A brief history of Saudi Arabia and the role of Islam in its governance and society.
• The rise of Pan-Arabism and welcoming the Muslim Brotherhood during the 1950s-1970s.
• The Iranian revolution, the siege of Makkah, and U.S. troops in Saudi during the first Iraq war.
• Reformation movements and holding Saudi rulers and scholars to account.
• Imprisonment, exile and seeking asylum in Britain.
• Criticising regimes, ruling by Islam, and accusations of extremism.

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