The man – described as an Arab expatriate living in the country – was arrested as he was walking though the streets in violation of the ban of celebrating the New Year in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom.
In December, Sheikh Abdel Aziz bin Abdullah, the country’s top Muslim cleric, deemed celebrations of the New Year, birthdays and marriage anniversary un-Islamic.
The arrest highlights the ongoing conservatism in the country, and comes after religious police have been cracking down on citizens for breaking “un-Islamic” laws in the country.
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I shall hold god accountable for all this stupidity
The law is obviously ridiculous, but the man should have known that being in a country like that what he can and can't do.
Its not like people assume that Saudi Arabia is foreward thinking.
@WilliamRocket, it's not a non-existent god, it's fanatical fundamentalist power-hungry control freaks and gullible people who are to blame.
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