Towards a new Arab cultural revolution

Towards a new Arab cultural revolution: As the Arab Awakening veers sharply from being a project of reform and democracy towards a Gulf states-funded initiative to restore regional Sunni primacy, the strategy is becoming clear. Qatari and Saudi dollars will steer "stirrings" towards radical Salafism so their absolute monarchies can assert leadership of a new, wider Muslim polity. The cultural shift towards intolerance and hegemony is already causing uncertainty and desperation across the region. - Alastair Crooke (Jun 12, '12)