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2022-09-26 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Saudi Idol, a new version of the international 'Idol' televised talent show franchise, will be aired before the end of year.

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Posted by Fred 2022-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 How is a strict muslim country going to have a tv program with the word "idol" in it.

Posted by Penguin of the Desert 2022-09-26 00:14|| 2022-09-26 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 John federman supports war on Ukraine!give USA monies of your tax dollars and support draft on USA youth

Posted by Vinegar Thravise5926 2022-09-26 01:16|| 2022-09-26 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3
'Tis better that allah yurdi albashar, *
than everything be House of Usher.
Sing! Dance! Clap and frolick!
For the everlovin' mālik,**
is anyway taking us to Hashar! ***

*Allah should please man
**judgement angels
***the judgement

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-26 02:35|| 2022-09-26 02:35|| Front Page Top

#4
#1, good question. I haven't been in Saudi for almost 30 years; but I was aware that they would go through cycles of "tolerant" (by their standards) periods and "strict" periods. So you might see things that had been strictly forbidden before, and you might suddenly not see or hear things that had been permitted. It was a weird place.

Posted by Tom 2022-09-26 11:15|| 2022-09-26 11:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Just the actual name "idol". Implying idolatry. Monotheistically speaking, idolatry is right up there with shit they cut your head off for.

Posted by Penguin of the Desert 2022-09-26 11:49|| 2022-09-26 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Just the actual name "idol". Implying idolatry. Monotheistically speaking, idolatry is right up there with shit they cut your head off for.

Posted by Penguin of the Desert 2022-09-26 12:27|| 2022-09-26 12:27|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree with #5. #6, however, is crazy talk.
;-)

Posted by Frank G 2022-09-26 12:48|| 2022-09-26 12:48|| Front Page Top

#8 The Saudis see themselves as owners and the original franchisers of the i-slam. And all Moslems with a brain in the world know that the i-slam is a con. It's as fake as the black Hebrew israelite nonsense, or scientiology.

So they feel no guilt in bending and twisting it to their needs. The rest of the stupid Umma however, the know-nothing, ass scratching, Allah hoos... they have come to see the Saudis as takfeer apostates for all their liberal reform.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-26 13:18|| 2022-09-26 13:18|| Front Page Top

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