WINDS OF CHANGE IN SAUDI ARABIA

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived at the St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo in an historic visit to the church.
   Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman invited Egypt's Coptic Christians to visit Saudi Arabia after the rare meeting in Cairo's main cathedral.
  The visit to Al-Azhar is crucial. Simply stated, MbS is seeking to defang Muslim extremists who seek to destroy Christianity in Arab- and Muslim-majority countries. Garnering support from the most respected source of Islamic scholarship (no doubt accompanied by the offer of funds from the Saudi treasury) is the carrot to be used in persuading Wahhabi clergy to change their preaching, with the denial of Saudi funds to recalcitrant advocates of armed jihad supplying the stick.