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The British weekly newspaper, The Economist, has come under fire for a ‘racist’ depiction of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a recently published article on the de facto Saudi leader. The illustration, which was published alongside the article entitled ‘MBS: despot in the desert’, showcases a bomb fuse attached to the agal or igal\- a rope-like accessory that holds together the ghutrah headdress, which Saudi and Gulf men often sport atop of their heads. Bin Salman’s face, however, is not visible in the illustration. The profile, written by the magazine’s Middle East correspondent Nic…