What Young Saudis Think About ‘Sportswashing’ Allegations

Standing in a luxury spectator stand on Saturday night, Abdullah Sarhan stared down at the newest track on the Formula 1 series, as the world’s top race-car drivers roared past in a blur, during this past weekend’s Grand Prix event.

His amazement was not the race itself. It was where it was happening: His home town of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

“For years, if we wante…

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