On the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks , Crown Prince Abdullah wrote a letter to US President George W. Bush , which ended with the following words : " God Almighty , in His wisdom , tests the faithful by allowing such calamities to happen . But He , in His mercy , also provides us with the will and determination , generated by faith , to enable us to transform such tragedies into great achievements , and crises that seem debilitating are transformed into opportunities for the advancement of humanity . I only hope that , with your cooperation and leadership , a new world will emerge out of the rubble of the World Trade Center : a world that is blessed by the virtues of freedom , peace , prosperity and harmony . " By late 2003 , after the Saudi Arabian branch of al-Qaeda carried out a series of bombings that threatened to destabilize the country , Crown Prince Abdullah , together with other decision-making elites began to deal with political concerns . One of such moves was his project to promote more tolerance for religious diversity and rein in the forces of politico-religious extremism in the kingdom , leading to the establishment of National Dialogue . In the summer of 2003 , Abdullah threw his considerable weight behind the creation of a national dialogue that brought leading religious figures together , including a highly publicized meeting attended by the kingdom 's preeminent Shi'i scholar Hasan al-Saffar , as well as a group of Sunni clerics that had previously expressed their loathing for the Shi'i minority
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia