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September 15, 2006
OFF LEASH: On the Muttawa
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
Saudi Arabia's religious police, called the Muttawa, recently banned the sale of dogs, saying that they -- we -- are unclean.
Unclean? Unclean! How dare ... okay, maybe I am a little unclean. You'd get dirty, too, if you rolled around in wet grass, dug furious holes in the dirt and bathed, say, once a month -- if that. My fear of running water makes bathing an unpleasant prospect. But, for the record, I do lick myself pretty thoroughly. Some might argue that my saliva is not technically "clean" but that's just semantics.
It should be noted that the sale of cats has also been banned. While this action has been criticized as well, I am trying to keep an open mind. Maybe the Muttawa has a point there.
Posted by teb at September 15, 2006 10:40 AM