The Truth About Cats and Dogs (in Saudi Arabia)
Posted by takepartblogger on August 1, 2008 at 1:17 pm
CATEGORIES: Culture
Saudi Arabia’s religious police have banned selling dogs and cats and walking them in public. The head of the religious police said the ban was due to:
“the rising of phenomenon of men using cats and dogs to make passes at women and pester families … [and] violating proper behavior in public squares and malls.”
Guess I’m going to have to figure out a new way to approach women next time I vacation in Riyadh…
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CATEGORIES: Culture
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