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Saudi Cleric: Selfies with Cats ‘Prohibited’

An influential Saudi cleric says taking selfies with cats or other animals is “prohibited" unless completely necessary. Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fazwan, a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, was told about the trend among Saudis who “want to be like Westerners," during an April 17 televised appearance that was posted by the Middle East Media Research Institute monitoring group. Al-Fazwan replied: “What?! What do you mean pictures with cats? Taking pictures is...

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