Tag: Wahabism

By Muslim Mirror Web Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday admitted that Wahabism began as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This is first time someone from Al-Saud family has made an open confession regarding western and Saudi's collaboration in the formation and propagation of extremist Islamic ideology. Speaking to the Washington Post , bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia's Western allies urged the country to invest in mosques and madrassas overseas during the Cold War, in an...