Regarding state-clerical relations more generally, contrary to - TopicsExpress

Regarding state-clerical relations more generally, contrary to popular belief the government rarely consults the ulema during the deliberative process. More often than not, the government does as it likes and then seeks approval after the fact. Traditionally issues such as foreign policy, national defense, and international affairs have been the purview of the state, while issues related to religion and society such as justice, education, and family matters, had been given to the religious establishment. Recently, the Saudi state has been working to reclaim control of these areas. The level of control asserted by the state over areas traditionally run by the ulema also varies according to how secure the government feels. The recent fatwa restrictions are only the latest assertion of state authority. Within the past two years alone, the government replaced nearly every senior religious and judicial leader in the February 2009 reshuffle, opened the co-educational King Abdullah University for Science and Technology, and for the first time in Saudi history dismissed a member of the Senior Council of Ulema for publically disagreeing with stated government policy. State efforts to assert control over the religious establishment are likely to continue for now, as long as the regime feels secure and confident. carnegieendowment.org/2010/10/27/saudi-fatwa-restrictions-and-state-clerical-relationship/6b81

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