Is the Kaaba Safe in Saudi Hands? | Omar Abdulaziz

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This week on The Thinking Muslim, we speak with Omar Abdulaziz, the Saudi dissident and activist whose phone was hacked using Israeli spyware technology for criticising the Saudi regime. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, the drive toward normalisation with Israel, and the kingdom’s tightening grip over religion and dissent. We also ask a crucial question: is the Kaaba safe in Saudi hands?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction
1:55 - Kaaba safe in Saudi?
4:30 - Saudi liberalising Islam?
6:59 - Vision 2030
9:14 - Donate to Baitulmaal
11:02 - Saudi anti-religion?
14:09 - Scholars in prison
15:40 - Are they extremists?
20:56 - Reforms
25:38 - Saudi Economy
27:30 - Jamal Kashoggi
38:52 - Who murdered Kashoggi?
40:06 - MBS
45:46 - Scholars on Saudi Arabia
50:51 - Normalisation
58:10 - Is MBS Zionist?
59:30 - Hope to go back to Saudi?