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Rudolph: Can You Pass The Saudi Arabia Quiz? | Informed Comment

Rudolph: Can You Pass The Saudi Arabia Quiz? | Informed Comment
6. Who wrote the following in 1956?: "Arabia is a country that contains the holy places of the Moslem world, and the Saudi Arabians are considered to be the most deeply religious of all the Arab groups. Consequently, the King could be built up, possibly, as a spiritual leader. Once this were accomplished, we might begin to urge his right to political leadership."

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