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Saudi Arabia: Sunni Islam
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If you are not a Muslim, you may not enter Saudi Arabia without an invitation and you may not leave without an exit permit. Visitors to Saudi Arabia are subject to the same rigorous Islamic law as Saudis. It is not uncommon for Westerners to be imprisoned for possessing illegal substances such as alcohol, pornography, pork or narcotics. Thieves still have their hands amputated and capital crimes are punished by public beheadings.
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Put bluntly, the distortion of journalism by propaganda has become the shame of the mainstream media (MSM), and it is nowhere more visible than in reporting on Saudi Arabia. In the U.S., the very term “Wahhabism,” referring to the ultrafundamentalist, violent state interpretation of Islam fostered in the desert kingdom, is typically barred from news writing, or replaced by the ameliorative (and, for non-Muslims, meaningless) term “Salafism.”
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The minister, who maintains close links with the religious establishment, reminded the preachers of the historic alliance between the royal family and Saudi Arabia's austere Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam. Saudi Arabia imposes strict Islamic law, overseen by clerics with wide influence in society. Clerics back the royal family as absolute rulers. The government allows no political parties and thanks to high oil revenues does not impose taxes. "Preventive measures have foiled over 90 percent of the actions of these errant people," he said.
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The physical and social sciences are all taught in Saudi Arabian universities, which exist in all the main cities. Medical sciences are especially popular among both women and men students. One university is specifically devoted to study and research relevant to petroleum. Agriculture and agricultural engineering is a specialty at several other universities, while courses and programs in social studies bring anthropology, sociology, and social work to a wide spectrum of students. Psychology is ... taught, as are economics and business. Research centers tied to universities, government entities, and to Islamic entities have a significant presence.
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The commission based its findings in part on a the work of a delegation that traveled to Saudi Arabia this year. The commission asked embassy officials to review the textbooks used in Saudi schools generally and at the Islamic Saudi Academy specifically but did not receive a response.
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The Basic Law, in 1992, declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the progeny of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud. It ... declared the Qur'an as the constitution of the country, governed on the basis of Islamic law.[11]
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