 Shifting Sands: Why the United States Needs to Change its Policy Toward Saudi Arabia Dave Maxwell Sat, 01142023 - 11:02am Amongst the sand dunes in central Arabia, a child was born who changed the course of history in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic world. Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab was born in 1703 in Uyayna, Arabia, in the Nejd region of the central part of Arabia. Contrary to the western part of Arabia, which enjoyed an influx of cultures, ideas, and practices due to the annual... 