It's all part of a day's work for the lads in the Religious Police:

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OP - December 29, 2008, 09:22 AM

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=117593&d=28&m=12&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice closed down the only women?s park in Yanbu on Thursday. The move resulted in the loss of 60 jobs for local women, Al-Watan newspaper reported yesterday.

Suleiman Al-Hamadi, vice chairman of the commission?s Yanbu branch, said the reason for the closure was complaints by people in nearby houses that they were disturbed by the sound of music from the facility. ?The commission closed the park with the permission of the local administrator as it received many complaints from local residents about loud music and singing from there,? Al-Hamadi said.

Local women frequented the facility, as it provided health and sports clubs meant exclusively for women.

Update, from MEMRI: http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/12414.htm

Abdallah bin Bakhit, Saudi liberal and columnist for the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah, stated in an interview on Al-Arabiya that "the time has passed" for the Saudi religious police, and that it should be abolished.

He said that the organization employs extremists who reject cinema, resist women's driving, and encourage polygamy.

In response, Al-Jazirah banned Bin Bakhit from continuing to write for it.
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Reply #1 - December 29, 2008, 09:25 AM

Islam gave women rights long before any other nation, as this story confirms.

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Reply #2 - December 29, 2008, 12:07 PM

God forbid that anybody should have a bit of fun. Loud music, oh the horrors!

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Reply #3 - December 29, 2008, 02:18 PM

Are these lads on a job creation scheme or something. It's about time they did something useful, like pick up litter or watch each other.

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Reply #4 - December 29, 2008, 09:50 PM

You know what would be great? Put these fuckers in a building and surround said building with unveiled women. Then set the building alight and tell them they can't leave the building because there are unveiled women outside it. This would be poetic justice, and would also have the advantage of getting rid of a pile of cancerous idiots.

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Reply #5 - December 29, 2008, 10:13 PM

I like it. I told you I'm good with matches so I'll light it. I'll try not to set my head on fire this time.

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