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  • In late December 2015, the Vice-Chancellor of Germany accused Saudi Arabia of funding

  • Islamic extremism in the West, by establishing Wahhabi mosques around the world.

  • In fact, the connection between Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia, and Islamic extremism has been

  • an uneasy one in light of several terror attacks in Europe throughout 2016.

  • So, what is the connection?

  • How is Saudi Arabia funding Wahhabi mosques around the world?

  • In Belgium, for example, many blamed the flare up in religious extremism leading to the attacks

  • in Brussels on the Saudi-sponsored Grand Mosque.

  • The mosque had its main director removed in 2012 for being suspected of teaching Sunni

  • radicalism, similar to that of the Islamic State.

  • Wahhabism itself is a popular form of ultraconservative Islam practiced by groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda,

  • and actually has its roots deep into Saudi Arabia’s history.

  • It started in the mid-18th century with preacher Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who promoted a

  • strict version of Islam that would not deviate whatsoever from Sharia law.

  • Al-Wahhab settled in a part of the middle east called Diriyah, the home of the original

  • family of Saud, and partnered with the local ruler, Muhammad ibn Saud to form the first

  • Saudi emirate.

  • Saud took over military and political matters while al-Wahhab dictated a religious authority

  • over the state.

  • Over the next 300 years, this partnership has held through Saudi Arabia’s rapid expansion

  • and oil prosperity.

  • al-Wahhab’s descendants, the Al ash-Sheikh family, are the leading religious authority

  • while the Saud family rules the country.

  • This tight knit relationship has given rise to Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism effectively

  • being two halves of the same coin.

  • With its enormous wealth, Saudi Arabia has worked to spread Wahhabism.

  • Since 1962, the Saudi-funded Muslim World League has promoted the construction of Wahhabi

  • mosques around the world, with some sources claiming as many as 1,500 mosques built in

  • the second half of the 20th century.

  • In fact, it is estimated that more than $100 billion dollars has been spent promoting Wahhabism

  • by Saudi-backers.

  • Saudi Arabia’s efforts to promote their state-sponsored religion has many worried.

  • By its very nature, Wahhabism is an ultraconservative form of Islam, that would appeal to repressive

  • extremist terror groups.

  • Despite the kingdom’s claims that they do not condone terrorist actions, public executions

  • for homosexuality and some of the worst women’s rights in the world all come from Saudi’s

  • Wahhabism interpretations of Islam.

  • Moderate Muslims around the world have pushed back against Saudi Arabia’s actions, but

  • with so much money shoring up their global religious evangelicalism, there’s no question

  • that Wahhabism is a powerful force.

In late December 2015, the Vice-Chancellor of Germany accused Saudi Arabia of funding

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