| directfiesta |
02-14-2004 09:42 AM |
WTF: Valentine's Day banned by Saudis
Quote:
Saudi Arabia's religious authorities have ordered Muslims to shun the "pagan" holiday of Valentine's Day so as not to incur God's wrath, the newspaper al-Riyadh reported yesterday.
"It is a pagan Christian holiday and Muslims who believe in God and judgment day should not celebrate or acknowledge it or congratulate [people on it]. It is a duty to shun it to avoid God's anger and punishment," said an edict issued by the fatwa committee and published in the Arabic-language daily.
"There are only two holidays in Islam - Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha - and any other holidays ... are inventions which Muslims are banned from."
About seven million foreigners live in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam. Many are from Asian countries where Valentine's Day is celebrated.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/stor...148068,00.html
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Too late, I bought jewelry ... but next year, I will say I am muslim.... |
