AP: Saudi Religious Cops Ban Dog, Cat Sales

[Eugene]

Saudi Religious Cops Ban Dog, Cat Sales

By DONNA ABU-NASR
The Associated Press
Friday, September 8, 2006; 4:21 PM

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked
with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque
prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.

The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign
of Western influence.

The prohibition on dogs may be less of a surprise, since conservative Muslims
despise dogs as unclean. But the cat ban befuddled many, since Islamic tradition
holds that the Prophet Muhammad loved cats _ and even let a cat drink from his
ablutions water before washing himself for prayers.

The religious police, known as the Muttawa, have the role of enforcing Saudi
Arabia's strict Islamic code. Its members prowl streets and malls, ensuring
unmarried men and women do not mix, confronting women they feel are not
properly covered or urging men to go to prayers.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801204.html

[msongs]

1. is it still ok to sell people? nt

[Rosemary2205]

2. Whammo

You just posted a one sentence can of whoooopass.

And "we" call Saudis "friend". :puke: