NOTE: This lovely statue is in a church in Trier Germany. The picture is supposed to remind you of Cupid, who would be very sad about the article below. When I took it, I didn't know what I would use it for, but it's seems appropriate for this newsbite. I know, it's a stretch to go from a marble angel in Germany to an article from a Kuwait newspaper, but use your imagination!!!
This article is from the Kuwait Times. (thanks Intlxpatr for sharing once again)
Ban Valentine’s Day Celebrations
KUWAIT: MPs have spung to action earlier than usual. They have urged the government to ban any form of Valentine’s Day celebrations on February 14. Lawmakers have asked the MInister of Commerce and Industry to see it that Kuwaiti traditions and values are fully observed, reported Al Watan. Speaking in this regard, MP Mohammed Hayef al-Mutairi urged the Commerce minister, Ahmed Baqer to ban the import of merchandise related to celebrating the “heathen occasion” (allusion to Valentine’s Day). He also warned local companies against displaying any of these goods for sale.
“This is against Islam and misleads our youth” he said. MP Abdullatif Al Omairi said that celebrating this day was a ‘blind imitation of the West.’ It is something that does not belong to us, something that is completely alien to our society, morals and traditions,” he warned. He urged the government to interfere and preserve Muslim values. “There are only two Eids in Islam. We should not celebrate Christians’ festivities because they do not celebrate ours,” he said.
Final Note: Our school must have missed this memo because we are having a Valentine Bash dance and the National Honor Society is selling roses for Valentines Day.Somedays, it's just amusing to see what the Government will try to ban next.
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