Romance – Informed Comment https://www.juancole.com Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:50:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 Saudi Valentines elude Puritan Morals Police https://www.juancole.com/2014/02/valentines-puritan-police.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/02/valentines-puritan-police.html#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:50:05 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=68311 (Via AFP)

Saudi Valentines defy the love police (via AFP)

Red roses lurk hidden in flower shop back rooms and heart-shaped chocolates are sold under the counter, but Saudis still manage to buy Valentine’s gifts and defy the religious police. Florist Hussein came up with a simple solution to a ban on red tokens…

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Not much has changed since this France24 report of several years ago, “No Valentine’s Day for Saudi couples”

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