The Saudi government defends its repression by pointing to radical Muslims in the country, Jasser alleged. "The monarchy claims to be sort of victims of this conservative movement," he said. "They say 'if we move too quickly, it will be taken over by an Islamic regime.'" To back up this claim, they would point to Egypt (before the recent revolution) and Iran as examples.
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