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The speaker defines Wahhabism as the extreme Sunni form practiced in Saudi Arabia and says its 1744 alliance with the Al Saud family exchanged national religious status for allegiance to the dynasty.
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The speaker defines Wahhabism as the extreme Sunni form practiced in Saudi Arabia and says its 1744 alliance with the Al Saud family exchanged national religious status for allegiance to the dynasty.
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"Saudi Arabia considers itself the leader of the Islamic world, because it is home to both Mecca and Medina, which are the two holiest..."
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"the Wahhabis, okay, which again are the most extreme Islamic group, made an alliance with the Al -Assad family of Saudi Arabia. And the..."
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