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Getting Rid of Red: KSA bans Valentine's Day completely

Published February 11th, 2013 - 11:00 GMT

Thinking about wearing red on February 14th? Don't you dare if you are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Obama has a serious drone problem; YouTube blocked in Egypt; and go inside a school for suicide bombers.
The Saudi government is seeing red about seeing red on Valentine's Day.
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No Tube for you! One month!
American Bedu [5]
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Sharmeen provides her audience with a disturbingly candid view of how the Taliban recruits boys as young as five years old and prepares them to become suicide bombers. The young boys are not afraid to talk to her on camera and share their desire to become the next martyr in the War against the Infidel.
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[2] http://www.bestofwords.net/valentines-day-is-banned-in-saudi-arabia/
[3] http://www.juancole.com/2013/02/precedent-cambodia-dietrich.html
[4] http://arabcrunch.com/2013/02/youtube-blocked-in-egypt-over-anti-islam-film-for-1-month.html
[5] http://americanbedu.com/2013/02/10/saudi-arabiapakistaniraqafghanistan-inside-a-school-for-suicide-bombers/