This video from the USA says about itself:
Saudi Arabia Bans Cat Pictures For Being Too ‘Western’
26 May 2016
A prominent Saudi cleric has declared photographs with cats, and other animals, forbidden unless completely necessary due to an upsurge in Saudis “who want to be like Westerners.”
On a televised broadcast, Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fazwan, a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, was told about “a new trend of taking pictures with cats has been spreading among people who want to be like Westerners.”
Read more here.
I beg your pardon. Cats ‘Western’!? Domestic cats originated in ancient Egypt, now a mainly Arab and Islamic country. Cats have a favourable reputation in Islamic religious tradition.
From Wikipedia:
The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam. Admired for its cleanliness as well as for being loved by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the cat is considered “the quintessential pet” by Muslims. … According to many hadiths, Muhammad prohibited the persecution and killing of cats.
However, as the Saudi royal family destroys ancient Islamic historical buildings to replace them with their own palaces, they seem to hate all Islamic traditions which do not suit them.
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Thank you for this knowledge.
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My pleasure 🙂 Thanks for reblogging!
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Lots of very good information about Saudi and Islamic culture.
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I remember Egyptian roots, too. I suspect them of trying to make out Westerns are being frivolous by liking cats. How sad that they feel the need to prevent their own citizens from adoring cats.
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I suspect this rule will only be enforced (harshly) against Saudi commoners; not against the royal dynasty (like with rules against drugs, alcohol, etc).
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Yes, no doubt. Enforced against refugees and immigrants, if what people tell me is true…
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And against non-elite Saudi people.
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