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| Senior Saudi cleric bans people from taking selfies with cats | |
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| A senior Saudi cleric has banned people from taking pictures with cats and says taking photos in general is prohibited. | A senior Saudi cleric has banned people from taking pictures with cats and says taking photos in general is prohibited. |
| Speaking in a televised broadcast, Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan was asked about "a new trend of taking pictures with cats" which "has been spreading among people who want to be like the Westerners". | Speaking in a televised broadcast, Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan was asked about "a new trend of taking pictures with cats" which "has been spreading among people who want to be like the Westerners". |
| The sheikh initially appears incredulous, asking: "What?! What do you mean pictures with cats?" | The sheikh initially appears incredulous, asking: "What?! What do you mean pictures with cats?" |
| He then declares: "Taking pictures is prohibited. The cats don't matter here." | He then declares: "Taking pictures is prohibited. The cats don't matter here." |
| When asked again about the "new trend", he says: "Explain this trend to me. | When asked again about the "new trend", he says: "Explain this trend to me. |
| "Taking pictures is prohibited if not for a necessity - not with cats, not with dogs, not with wolves, not with anything." | "Taking pictures is prohibited if not for a necessity - not with cats, not with dogs, not with wolves, not with anything." |
| The video was shared on YouTube in April then translated and released by the Washington DC-based Middle East Media Research Institute. | The video was shared on YouTube in April then translated and released by the Washington DC-based Middle East Media Research Institute. |
| Another video released by the group showed a Saudi family therapist giving his advice on wife beating. | Another video released by the group showed a Saudi family therapist giving his advice on wife beating. |
| Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti issued a fatwa declaring chess was forbidden in Islam. | Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti issued a fatwa declaring chess was forbidden in Islam. |
| Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah said the game "brings enmity and hatred between its contestants" and is forbidden because it "encourages gambling and is a waste of time and finances". | Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah said the game "brings enmity and hatred between its contestants" and is forbidden because it "encourages gambling and is a waste of time and finances". |