What is it about?
Social transformation in Saudi Arabia in the last two and half decades have a potential for social change, something eloquently propounded in the Islamic modernist thought that emerged in early 20th century. The paper tries to raise a question whether the two find a convergence?
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Why is it important?
To understand contemporary Saudi Arabia and modernity as perceived in Muslim societies.
Perspectives
The paper delves into a relatively less explored area and gives insights into contemporary Saudi society from the perspective of impacts of modernity and modernization in Muslim societies.
Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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This page is a summary of: Islamic Modernism and Saudi Arabia: Confluence or Conflict?, Contemporary Review of the Middle East, March 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2347798915577718.
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