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Abdullah Al-Arian
@anhistorian
I'm a scholar. I enjoy scholarly pursuits. @Georgetown | @jadaliyya
Nov 24, 2017 • 42 tweets • 16 min read
In honor of Thomas Friedman’s latest love letter to Saudi here is 70 years of the NY Times describing #Saudi royals in the language of #reform. This piece from 1953 describes King Saud as “more progressive and international-minded than his autocratic father”