Saudi Arabia Banned Camel Beauty Contest

By Alex in Animals & Pets, Travel on Nov 12, 2007 at 2:33 pm

Saudi Arabia’s clerics have just issued a religious ruling or fatwa banning …. camel beauty contests!

The fatwa stated that the contests are prohibited because they include perversion, waste money on futility and ostentation, and are similar to games banned by the Koran.

Camel beauty contests have been held annually at this time for the past decade, and are part of Saudi tribal folklore.

Link (image source: alarabiya.net) – via Little Green Footballs, thanks Marilyn Terrell!

Why yes, there’s a video clip of previous pageants: Link [YouTube]


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  1. peach
    Nov 14th, 2007 at 10:11 am

    NO FUN OF ANY KIND WILL BE ALLOWED OR TOLERATED!

  2. ted
    Nov 14th, 2007 at 11:21 am

    I wonder how it included perversion.

    I always find out about everything interesting after it’s been outlawed.

  3. redinayanti
    May 17th, 2009 at 11:44 am

    i think there is not wrong for the camel beauty contest.if it was a criminal for the camel, so it should be banned.


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