1. The people of Hejaz have never fully accommodated to Saudi rule and their Wahhabi religion.

2. It is, as they describe it, the Eton of Wahhabi Islam, complete with polo ponies and a swimming pool.

3. In this article, I contend that Wahhabi Contestations of al-walā ʾ wa-l-barā ʾ can be divided into two distinct trends—one social and the other political—and that both show the enduring legacy of the second Saudi state, which can still be discerned in Wahhabi scholarly …

4. Said bin Sultan of Muscat capitalised on this opportunity and raided the Wahhabi garrisons on the eastern coast, setting fire to the fort in Zubarah.

5. The pact, which persists to this day, is based on the Al Saud maintaining the Al ash-Sheikh's authority in religious matters and upholding and propagating Wahhabi doctrine.

6. In the 15th through 18th centuries, there was considerable tribal influx from the west, increasing both the nomadic and settled population of the area and providing fertile soil for the Wahhabi movement.

7. The overthrow of Saddam Hussein was called Operation Iraqi Freedom for a reason : the American - led occupation forces must not become midwife for an anti - democratic legal system that disallows freedom of religion , executes adulterers , oppresses women , and discriminates against non - Muslims . Acquiescing to the Sharia discourages moderates while encouraging the Wahhabi and Khomeinist extremists in Iraq .