About Carool Kersten

Carool Kersten is a Senior Lecturer in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World at King's College London. He is the author of 'Cosmopolitans and Heretics: New Muslim Intellectuals and the Study of Islam' (2011), and co-editor (with Madawi al-Rasheed and Marat Shterin) of the volume 'Demystifying the Caliphate' (forthcoming)

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Saudi Arabia's succession: securing the status quo

Known as the ‘Sudairi Seven’ – a reference to their mother Hassa al-Sudairi – this segment of the Saudi dynasty has effectively controlled the kingdom since 1975, by occupying the most strategic government positions.

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Niki Seth-Smith is a freelance journalist and co-editor of OurKingdom.

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