ISIS propelled two suicide attacks on mosques in Saudi Arabia last May, targeting the minority Shiite population. The attack, which killed two dozen people, spurred an unusual open debate in the country about homegrown extremism —
A new Saudi TV series named “Selfie” openly mocks extremism, some say that the title is self-referential, a literal camera angled on the plight of the country. Saudi columnist Khaled al-Maeena also recently wrote an editorial for the Saudi Gazette with the headline “I am Libaral” and says about the piece, “I am talking about liberal in accepting other people’s religion.”
