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The Wahhabi Roots of Saudi Nationalism and the Persistence of Religious Nationalism

By Besnik Sinani  //  March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

In January, 2022, Saudi Arabia announced that the following month, on February 22nd, 2022, the kingdom would begin celebrating a new national holiday. This celebration, termed “Founding Day,” pushed back the inception of the nation…

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