Terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia have led many to question not only the ruling House of Saud's prospects for survival, but also whether the kingdom is fundamentally dysfunctional and destructive. Somehow, it seems, Saudi society has produced a stream of violent fanaticism that draws its inspiration from extreme religious orthodoxy.
恐怖袭击不仅让很多人对沙特政府的生存前景产生了疑虑，甚至催生了这样的观点：沙特王国本身是否运转不良，成了一个破坏性的国家。看起来，暴力狂热的逆流似乎在沙特社会中蔓延，而这股逆流的根源就是极端正统的宗教观念。