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Najd
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Najd region, Arabia: see Nejd .
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Getting God's Ear: Women, Islam, and Healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.(Book Review)
; ...women's lives in Saudi Arabia today. She argues that in the Najd region, Wahhabis condemned and prohibited most alternative women...rise of Wahhabism, however, ended these practices within the Najd region, because they were associated with polytheism and were condemned...
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Letters
; ...interpretation within specific parameters. Wahabbis, too, are not an organized group, but followers of a family of preachers from the Najd region of Arabia who felt an allegiance to the Salafis. Sayyid Qutb was a member of the Islamic Brotherhood, a reformist movement...
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Enemy within
; ...of every assumption they have held. The most shattering is the fact that the bombings struck at the family heartland in the Najd region. This indicates that despite the repression the enemy is within, nearer the throne than ever suspected. So what is their survival...
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OMAN: AGRICULTURAL MONTHS FOR 2007 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT.
; ...ideas in the agriculture field.The undersecretary mentioned that the fodder agriculture transfer from the Al Batinah region to Najd region is going on and many farms are there already. The studies prove that the area is very suitable for agriculture and for growing...
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The Paradoxical Kingdom: Saudi Arabia and the Momentum of Reform.(Book Review)
; ...of a family-based regime buttressed by a historical reliance on tribal and conservative religious elements centered in the Najd region of Arabia. Rising political dissent, often from radical Islamist elements and increasingly manifested in acts of violence...
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Probe Unraveling Saudis' Role; Southwestern Region Seen as a Center of Al Qaeda Activity
; ...this week played down the significance of the hijackers' Saudi roots, arguing that because none of them came from the central Najd region, the base of the Saudi monarchy, they were simply "derailed" individuals outside the "fabric" of the kingdom. However, top...
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AGRICULTURAL MONTHS FOR 2007 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
; ...in the agriculture field.The undersecretary mentioned that the fodder agriculture transfer from the Al Batinah region to "Najd" region is going on and many farms are there already. The studies prove that the area is very suitable for agriculture and for growing...
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Whom the US cannot deny
; ...House of Saud's mission had not been one of the most austere versions of Islam - Wahhabism. The sect was founded in the remote Najd region of Arabia in the 18th century by the theologian Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab, who advocated a return to the sacred past of the...
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IRAQ WAR WON'T DESTABILIZE MIDEAST.(Editorial)
; ...the Palestinians or against the royal family's American protectors. This is as true for the fundamentalist heartland in the Najd region as it is for the more cosmopolitan Hijaz. Remember, Osama bin Laden stands out among both rich and poor because he is a Saudi...
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