Every year, officials with the conservative Muslim kingdom’s
Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice clamp
down on shops a few days before February 14, instructing them to remove
red roses, red wrapping paper, gift boxes and teddy bears. On the eve
of the holiday, they raid stores and seize symbols of love.
Here is more, with a thanks to BZ for the pointer. Yes, this morning I was crying at Heathrow, and not just because they didn’t have an open gate to receive our flight.
The Saudis operate under the impression that the Feast of Saint Valentine is a religious holiday, which is why it is so verboten to them. This is a bit funny, because it is, or was. Seems like they have a better understanding of its roots than we do.
Not to fear, next door in the UAE Valentines is celebrated in all its Western consumerist excess. Yet they have less democracy than Saudi. Odd.
I understand what you’re saying, John – I have argued it to many Americans who don’t appreciate the difference between the UAE and Saudi, nor understand just how the tribal majlis system is actually a very consultative form of government.
It’s just that in a strict technical definition, Saudi has more elected politicians. I think the elected town councils in Saudi have a bit more authority that the rubber-stamp body known as the UAE FNC – it would be impossible to have less.
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