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Karen Elliott House is an American journalist and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. She won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1984 for her coverage of the Middle East and has spent decades analyzing Saudi Arabia and its role in global affairs.
Known for: On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
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On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
A penetrating exploration of Saudi Arabia by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Karen Elliott House, this book examines the kingdom’s complex social, political, and religious structures. Drawing on years of reporting and interviews, House reveals the tensions between modernization and tradition, the role of religion in daily life, and the challenges facing the monarchy as it navigates a rapidly changing world.
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Historical Foundations
The story of Saudi Arabia begins not in the twentieth century, but in a desert partnership forged nearly three centuries earlier — between Muhammad ibn Saud and the religious reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Their alliance, one of power and piety, built the foundation of Saudi legitimacy: the Al...
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The Monarchy and Power Structure
To understand Saudi Arabia’s governance is to recognize an extraordinary concentration of power — both centralized and distributed within the royal family. Thousands of princes occupy positions across government, military, business, and charity networks. The monarchy functions less like a political ...
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About Karen Elliott House
Karen Elliott House is an American journalist and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. She won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1984 for her coverage of the Middle East and has spent decades analyzing Saudi Arabia and its role in global affairs.
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