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I've seen on social media a lot Muslims in the west rejecting hadith or calling for Quran only approach.

Some additional questions:

How does it compare with the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia?

Is there one party - the UAE or the Iran - who might be more 'at fault' than the other in your view?

To what extent have the UAE's relations with Israel deteriorated relations? Is the Israeli-UAE relationship cause, consequence or both?

Thanks. Appreciate your perspectives and expertise.

Appreciate the help!

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Weird question. I apologize if this isn’t appropriate. I’m a writer. I have a character who’s middle eastern. She’s not really from any specific country as she’s in a fantasy world, but her features align. She has a prominent aquiline nose when she gets older… but my question for those with similar features or know people who do… is it noticeable when they’re babies? If not, when does it start to become noticeable? I ask as I’m planning to draw tiny her.. and it’s hard to find this answer anywhere as neither I nor anyone I know has these features.. and it’s hard to tell based off baby pictures online what nose they’d have as an adult. Again, I really apologize if this is rude to ask.

Murder of Jamal Khashoggi (2018)
Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 to obtain marriage documents and was killed within minutes by a 15-man Saudi hit squad. His body was dismembered. The CIA concluded with high confidence that MBS personally ordered the assassination. Saudi Arabia initially denied involvement, then claimed it was an unauthorized rogue operation. A Saudi court eventually handed down sentences that were later commuted. No senior official faced real punishment. In 2025, a French appeals court assigned an investigating judge to examine the murder under universal jurisdiction, meaning MBS now has an active file in the French judicial system. (Sources: CIA DNI Report 2021; Washington Post; Ynet News, May 2026)

In November 2017, MBS detained over 200 Saudi princes, government ministers, and businessmen at the Riyadh Ritz Carlton under the banner of an “anti-corruption” campaign. Up to 500 people were swept up. Saudi banks froze more than 2,000 accounts. Detainees were held without charge and released only after signing over assets — the Saudi government claimed to have recovered between $100–107 billion. Detainees later reported torture and physical abuse. Critics and analysts widely viewed the purge as a power consolidation play to eliminate rivals rather than a genuine anti-corruption effort. (Sources: Wikipedia — 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian Purge; DAWN; Daraj Media)

Crackdown on Dissent and Women’s Rights Activists
Since becoming crown prince, MBS oversaw successive waves of arrests targeting journalists, writers, clerics, academics, and women’s rights activists — including the very activists who had campaigned for the right to drive, a right MBS later took credit for granting. Human Rights Watch described the situation as a “frenzy of fear for genuine Saudi reformers.” Many remain imprisoned. (Sources: Human Rights Watch 2019 Report; Al Jazeera; Washington Post)

According to the book Blood and Oil by Wall Street Journal journalists, MBS vacationed at the exclusive Velaa Resort in the Maldives in July 2015, deliberately choosing it to avoid public scrutiny. Approximately 150 models were flown in from Brazil, Russia, and Maldives cities, screened for sexually transmitted diseases, and brought to the villas. MBS was eventually forced to leave after word got out. This occurred while Saudi Arabia maintained strict Islamic moral laws at home. (Sources: Telegraph; Africa Report via PressTV)

A framed photograph of MBS was found prominently displayed in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion after Epstein’s arrest. Epstein reportedly boasted that MBS visited his residence “many times” and that they spoke often. In late 2016, Epstein flew alone to Riyadh and received a lavish gift — a Bedouin tent — apparently from MBS. Documents show Epstein aspired to become MBS’s financial advisor and cultivated Saudi connections for years. No criminal wrongdoing by MBS in relation to Epstein has been proven. (Sources: CBS News; New York Times; Middle East Eye)

This man is a hypocritical American puppet.