Saudi Officials Seize “Homosexual” Rainbow Items

Agence France-Presse reports:

Saudi officials are seizing rainbow-colored toys and articles of clothing from shops in the capital as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media reported.

Targeted items include rainbow-colored bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases, most of them apparently manufactured for young children, according to a report broadcast Tuesday evening by the state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel.

“We are giving a tour of the items that contradict the Islamic faith and public morals and promote homosexual colors targeting the younger generation,” says an official from the commerce ministry, which is involved in the campaign.

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Authorities in Saudi Arabia have seized a number of rainbow-coloured bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases in a reported crackdown against ‘homosexual colours [that target] the younger generation’ https://t.co/vbaTbvNjYN

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Saudi officials are seizing rainbow-coloured toys and articles of clothing from shops in the capital as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media reportedhttps://t.co/Xvr5ZnEbQp

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