Posted on 05/02/2002 10:22:30 AM PDT by Dallas
MANAMA, Bahrain --
The Saudi government is cracking down on factories producing versions of women's cloaks that violate religious rules, a government-controlled newspaper said Thursday.
The report did not say what versions were being targeted of the black, head-to-toe garments Saudi women are required to wear, but some women in the conservative kingdom have been wearing cloaks with glittering red, blue or silver sequins on the cuffs or a jeans pocket sewn on the back.
Cloaks found to be in violation of the rules "will be confiscated and destroyed, while punitive measures will be taken against their owners," the English-language Arab News newspaper quoted Abdul Ali bin Ibrahim Abdul Aali, in charge of combatting trade fraud in the conservative Gulf kingdom, as saying.
Aali said that the ministry is working with the Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice to enforce the crackdown on factories producing the "non-regulation" garments, which are becoming increasingly popular in large Saudi cities, the newspaper reported.
It was not clear when the crackdown began. Ministry officials could not be reached for comment.
Aali said a Saudi religious ruling requires a "decent woman's" cloak to be thick and non-revealing, not body hugging, and devoid of decorations or markings that would attract public attention, the newspaper said.
Copyright © 2002, The Associated Press
Well, that says it all.
Old Crusty would be proud.
My theory is that their culture simply lacks the self control needed to handle women. Apparently this practice of covering women started with Mohammed, whose wives were hit on by other men. He ordered them covered, and so this sick tradition was written into religion.
I imagine before this, their men fought and killed each other over women, lacking the respect and self-control needed to even be in mixed company without resorting to violence.
I also believe there are similar reasons behind their strict prohibition of alcohol, which is curious because distillation was discovered by their culture. Again, they just can't handle it without killing each other.
Not so: many of them are strikingly beautiful. I believe it is more a matter of poor self-control (as freeeee pointed out), and pathological jealousy.
Then, kind sir, explain the Arab/Moslem fondness for boys, goats, camels, and various kitchen utensils.
Not to mention ... wait for it ... Møøse.
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Nearsightedness? Lunacy? Very affectionate møøses?
They already did. That's why they don't hold elections - they couldn't possibly have a peaceful one. Arab rulers don't seek the consent of the governed. They grab and hold power through naked violence.
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