Saudi Arabia is building massive economic and industrial cities in an effort to bring its economy into the 21st century. The King announced a project to create a world-class university with the aim of attracting renowned intellectuals from around the world. Yet, the state continues to allow troglodytes acting in the "name" of religion to show just how backward some Saudis want the place to be.
In the latest move, the governor of Riyadh, acting in coordination with the religious police (the hay'a or mutawa'een, many of whom are criminals who got off early for "finding" the true path of Islam while in jail), has banned the purchase of cats and dogs, as well as walking said animals in public. A FoxNews story is linked here, but it is available in a number of local and international sources. My question is: will the religious thugs behead the offending animals?
The biggest challenge for Saudi and many other states is progressing economically and politically while battling the cave-dwellers in their own populations who use religion to promote ignorance and their own power.
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