Saudi Arabia's relations with the West began to cause growing concern among some of the ulema and students of sharia law and was one of the issues that led to an increase in Islamist terrorism in Saudi Arabia, as well as Islamist terrorist attacks in Western countries by Saudi nationals.
As relación do réxime saudita con occidente comezaron causar unha preocupación crecente entre algúns dos ulemas e estudantes da xaria, e foi un dos motivos que levaron a un incremento do terrorismo islámico en Arabia Saudita, así como a ataques terroristas en países occidentais realizados por cidadáns sauditas.