RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi authorities warned non-Muslim expatriates on Friday, the first day of Ramadan, not to eat, drink, or smoke in public until the end of the Muslim holy month's sunrise-to-sunset fast — or face expulsion. The Interior Ministry of the oil-rich kingdom called on expatriates to "show consideration for feelings of Muslims" and "preserve the sacred Islamic rituals." Otherwise, a ministry statement said, Saudi authorities will cancel violators' work contracts and expel them.
Saudi Arabia's population of 27 million includes some 8 million expatriates, including Asians, Arabs, and Westerners, according to government figures. The ultraconservative Sunni kingdom is the home of Islam's holiest sites. The warning — which is issued at the beginning of Ramadan every year — serve as a reminder that the Western-allied monarchy must answer to a strict religious establishment that holds de facto veto power over many of its policies. With challenges to the established order growing bolder from a population nearly half of which is under 30, Saudi Arabia has recently made some moves to show moderation. It is sending female athletes to the Olympics for the first time this year. King Abdullah has promised to allow women to run and vote in municipal elections in 2015. He also has tried to rein in the country's feared morality police. But Saudi rights advocate Waleed Aboul Khair believes that while such moves give impression that the grip of hardliners has eased, "when you look around, nothing has changed and suppression has not changed." He is facing trial for "tarnishing the kingdom's reputation," mostly by his political activism for women's rights and other issues.
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 21-07-2012 06:29 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
aso4life1 at 21-07-2012 08:06 AM (11 years ago) (m)
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 21-07-2012 08:06 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
moniconyez at 21-07-2012 11:20 AM (11 years ago) (m)
The Interior Ministry of the oil-rich kingdom called on expatriates to "show consideration for feelings of Muslims" and "preserve the sacred Islamic rituals." Otherwise, a ministry statement said, Saudi authorities will cancel violators' work contracts and expel them.
RETUALS AND CULTS PRACTICE INDEED
Posted: at 21-07-2012 11:20 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
buchiike at 21-07-2012 12:07 PM (11 years ago) (m)
This is the problem with the muslim world they are just like that, they never live and let live. allways trying to force other pple to do what them are doing but in the christian world is never like that and that shows u the difference between the two religions.
Posted: at 21-07-2012 12:07 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
buchiike at 21-07-2012 12:17 PM (11 years ago) (m)
this is why the west remains the best country to live despite thier racism and all that shit, but they are far better than the arab world cos i never hear this kind of rubish from them. and they have thier own culture but never force anyone to join them.
Posted: at 21-07-2012 12:17 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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