Salman Bin Yasin, Here, Saudi religious soft power assumed a more tolerant, pluralistic, and progressive tone.

Salman Bin Yasin, Learn more about publishing Summer Semester 2022 George Mason University Fairfax, VA Absorptive Capacity and Economic Growth How Does Absorptive Capacity Affect Economic Growth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?. Ahmad Salman A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of George Mason University In Partial ful llment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Electrical and Computer Engineering ÐÏ à¡± á> þÿ f h þÿÿÿj k l m g FORM—і€AIFCFVER ўЂQ@COMM %к @ ¬DsowtSSND—іP ияяяяяяяя яяяя яяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяя MARS MARS is a repository service of Mason Publishing and the Data and Digital Scholarship Services (DDSS) at the George Mason University Libraries. MARS provides enduring, stable, well-indexed access to a wide range of scholarship from the Mason community, such as Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs), articles, presentations, reports, and creative work. Here, Saudi religious soft power assumed a more tolerant, pluralistic, and progressive tone. Religion was later reoriented and used as a legitimizing mechanism within the Kingdom to support the construction of a new, ultranationalist, Saudi identity and the “reform” initiatives led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). I dedicate this thesis to my parents, Ali Salman and Fatma Mahmoud, my sisters Mona, Hadeel and Inas, my brother Akram for believing in me and for their endless support. tg, g1z8, r0, ukzs1, ney4i, 51y2do, qijz, zi, rxyq, vzmuk,