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No Valentine's: Saudi religious police see red
2010-02-11
Love is haram in Koranistan.
The Saudi religious police launched Thursday a nationwide crackdown on stores selling items that are red or in any other way allude to the banned celebrations of Valentine's Day, a Saudi official said.
They do this every year. I'm guessing the shop keepers have been expecting it.
Members of the feared religious police were inspecting shops for red roses, heart-shaped products or gifts wrapped in red, and ordering storeowners to get rid of them, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

Red-colored or heart-shaped items are legal at other times of the year, but as Feb. 14 nears they become contraband in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom bans celebration of Western holidays such as Valentine's Day, named after a Christian saint said to have been martyred by the Romans in the 3rd Century.
Posted by:ed

#5  some motorized post-hole auger/diggers require 2 people on the handles. By giving one to four wives, you're cutting the work in half for each. A true Islamic Gentleman™
Posted by: Frank G   2010-02-11 22:57  

#4  You give them each exactly the same, crosspatch, or there will be no end to the quarrels. In that brief period I worked for the high end jewelry store, a gentleman came in to order Christmas presents. Four watches, to be precise, one each for wife, daughters, and mistress. The one for the mistress was billed to his office instead of his home, but that was the only difference. Even the engraving on the back, although allowance had to be made for the various names.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-02-11 22:50  

#3  Anything that causes an expectation for them to recognize women and provide them with any sort of gift is going to be resisted by the culture police which is basically what the religious police are.

Besides, if you have 4 wives, do you give them each the same thing? Do you give them each something different? What happens when they begin to compare and decide some gifts are better than others? It could be a drama generator.
Posted by: crosspatch   2010-02-11 11:56  

#2  Our allies? the Saudis dont believe in Love and Marriage but Master and Slaves!
Posted by: Paul2   2010-02-11 11:31  

#1  what's wrong with being nice to a spouse or girlfriend.
They are bozos.
Posted by: 3dc   2010-02-11 10:20  

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