The prominence of transnational identities has been one of the main features of the Arab uprisings that started in late 2010.
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In the 21st century, the monarchies of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE – the group of countries constituting the GCC – have emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-changing regions of the world.
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Saudi Arabia’s fragmented Islamist field has displayed a diversity of responses to the coup in Egypt, the conflict in Syria, and the Saudi-led war in Yemen
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Ein schiitischer Kleriker wurde zum Tode verurteilt, weil er gegen das Königshaus protestierte. Eine Terrorzelle des IS richtete darauf Schiiten hin. Der Fall zeigt das Scheitern der saudischen Religionspolitik.
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