Push to Execute Saudi Clerics Rattles Power Structure
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others…
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others caught up in recent crackdowns.
