The Algemeiner
25 February 2021
- RSIS
- Media Mentions
- Saudi Censorship Focuses on Internal vs. External Issues
Saudi Censorship Focuses on Internal vs. External Issues
The contours of public engagement in Saudi Arabia are evident in the contrast between passionate debates over issues such as a proposal to remove the sword from the Saudi flag and discussions of what constitutes Muslim holy land and the status of Jerusalem as Islam’s third-holiest city, versus far more cautious social media responses to changes in US policy as the Biden administration settles into office. The debates suggest that Crown Prince Mohammed (MBS)’s efforts to shift the Saudi identity from religious to nationalist remain a work in progress, wrote RSIS Senior Fellow Dr James Dorsey in a commentary.
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