Original: Saudi influence Although the Saudi involvement in mosques around the world can be traced back to the 1960s, it was not until later in the twentieth century that the government of Saudi Arabia became a large influence in foreign mosques.
Simplified: Saudi influence Saudi involvement in building mosques around the world only goes back to the 1960s. In the 1980s, the Saudi Arabian government began to pay for the building of mosques in countries around the world.