Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed at ‘Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War, Succession and the Future’ conference

Address by Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed at MEMO’s ‘Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War, Succession and the Future’ conference  held in London on November 18, 2017.

A Visiting Professor at the LSE Middle East Centre (MEC), Al-Rasheed has been conducting research on mutations among Saudi Islamists after the 2011 Arab uprisings. This research focuses on the new reinterpretations of Islamic texts prevalent among a small minority of Saudi reformers and the activism in the pursuit of democratic governance and civil society.

The making of the Kingdom and how we got here

This panel will examine the history of Saudi Arabia and discuss the current political, religious and economic structure of the Kingdom.  It will also assess the fault-lines, contradictions and tensions in Saudi society.