Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, plans to present a new vision of "moderate, balanced" Saudi Islam, minimizing the role of Saudi religious institutions, which were once considered important for the monarchy, writes "Adyrna".
The Saudi royals have supported religious scholars and institutions promoting Wahhabism for decades.
However, women were now allowed to drive, co-ed courses were introduced, and cinemas became the new norm.
Scientists Yasmin Farooq and Nathan J. Brown calls the decline in the role of Wahhabi clerics in Saudi Arabia's domestic and international politics a "revolution" in Saudi affairs.
