/133/ The Call ft. Krithika Varagur

On Saudi religious proselytism.

Saudi Arabia has actively sought to export Salafism. How has it done this - and what have been its effects, in countries like Indonesia, Nigeria and Kosovo? Why was fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s such a formative experience for jihadists? And why has appeal of secularism faded?

Readings:

• The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project, Krithika Varagur
• How Saudi Arabia's religious project transformed Indonesia (Long excerpt from the book)
• The Coronavirus Threatens Saudi Arabia’s Global Ambitions, Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs
• Saudis and Extremism: 'Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters', Scott Shane, NYT
• China as the New Frontier for Islamic Daʿwah, Mohammed Turki al-Sudairi, Journal of Arabian Studies