Bushie stooges who crow about Democracy need to STFU.
'Saudi Arabia's purist version of Islam recognizes only two religious occasions a year -- the Muslim feasts after the fasting month of Ramadan and the Haj pilgrimage.
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Valentine's Day, or the "Feast of Love" in Arabic, is beyond the pale in a country where women must cover themselves from head to toe in public and be accompanied by a male guardian.
Yes, such a LOVELY repressive regime there. But at least they're on our side right? Oh wait, they also contributed 15 of the 9/11 hijackers.
The government-funded mutawwaeen patrol the streets of Saudi Arabia, particularly Riyadh in the Wahhabi heartland, ensuring women are covered and five daily Muslim prayers are observed.
Shopkeepers who fail to shut down for half an hour during each prayer risk a night in jail if they are discovered.
Consider that a preview of what will probably happen in Iraq, government funded right-wing conservatives forcing others to follow them...or else. Hell, the right-wingers over here have seen their example, and apparently they like it.