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Via new blogger Jim O’Sullivan:
It’s a link to an Arab News account of camel beauty pageant. This is what happens to a culture that covers up and oppresses its women.
Ships of the desert cat-walked their way into the hearts of thousands of spectators before a panel of judges who evaluated them for their dignified gait; original Arabian bloodlines; whole physique; response to the slightest direction of the drivers and overall comeliness.
The camel pageant contest starts at 6:30 a.m. and lasts until 11 a.m. everyday with a colorful procession of decorated camels in a ring with their owners while specialized judges evaluate the entrants. The kind of mouth, how long and strong is the neck, the hump, big lips, and the beauty of the hair are among the criteria applied to determine the best looking camel.
...Camel owners take good care of their precious creatures. They are scrubbed and shampooed every day, said Metle Al-Otaiby who enters the contest every year.
Doesn’t that sound a little odd? Don’t miss the photo in the linked article.
If we dropped leaflets of movie babes in their Oscar dresses over Iran, Syria, and Lebanon, it would probably contribute to the burgeoning movement toward democracy in those states. Perhaps with text that says, “Democracy leads to this.”
