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Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for Identity in Saudi Arabia
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ISBN: 1845118243
Author: Yamani, Mai
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In 1932, the Al Saud family officially incorporated the Kingdom of the Hijaz into the new Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Hijazis became a people without a country of their own. Cradle of Islam focuses on contemporary Hijazi life and culture made subservient to the dominant national rules of Saudi Arabia, as dictated by a political and religious elite rooted in the central Najd region of the country. But centralization was not enough to assimilate or tame Saudi Arabias distinct regional cultures. The Al Saud family could rule but not fully integrate. This book is an insiders account of the hidden world of the Hijazis including their rituals which have helped to preserve Hijazi identity until now.
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Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for Identity in Saudi Arabia
