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Saudi women granted right to back-seat drive

Shatt navKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced that from 2026, women will be given the same freedom to criticise their male drivers as their Western counterparts.

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Posted: Sep 26th, 2011
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Saudi Arabia bans the wearing of berets and strings of garlic

France is up in arms today after learning that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to introduce a ban against the wearing in public places of berets, stripy black-and-white tops and strings of pungent bulbs used for culinary seasoning.

‘Those people who insist on stepping out with baguettes under their arm are undermining the basic standards of our shared society,’ said King Abdullah.

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Posted: Apr 12th, 2011
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Traditional Xmas pub fights banned ‘in case they offend Muslims’

Barmy ‘Equality Officers’ at Brent Council have outlawed the age-old British tradition of Christmas pub punch-ups in case the practice offends ‘those of faiths other than Christianity’.

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Posted: Nov 22nd, 2010
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Toddlers protest at plans to build Teletubby cultural centre In the Night Garden

Britain’s toddlers have been out in force to protest against the construction of a Teletubby community centre and prayer room in the Night Garden.

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Posted: Sep 12th, 2010
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Gulf states order Blackberry users to cover their phones in a tiny burqa

no more of that naughty spam either‘There is absolutely no mention of instant messaging in the Koran.’

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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2010
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