Faisal Abualhassan

Researcher at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh, he heads the unit on Contemporary Political Thought. His current research focuses on sociopolitical concepts of belonging and citizenship, as well as current socio-political affairs in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia, A “Revolution” From Afar Faisal Abualhassan · June 2018 The idea that Saudi Arabia’s transformations were simply decreed, overnight, by a simple decision at the top, ignores the profound transformations that society has undergone for decades.
Speaking at an investment forum in Abu Dhabi in May 2018, former Congressman Eric Cantor had a lot to say (…)
A Tale of Two Evils: ISIS is Gone, but the Tobacco Industry Remains Faisal Abualhassan · December 2017 Smoking was the first act of many people released from control of the Islamic state. Yet cigarettes remain a major danger in the Arab world, which is subject to the pressures and manoeuvres of the tobacco industry.
It’s an emblematic symbol of liberation from ISIS across Iraq and Syria. (…)