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Iran issues fatwa against "Islamic unclean" pets
("Asia News International," August 27, 2010)

London, UK - Iranian authorities have banned all advertisements for pets, pet food and other pet products.

The decision by Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance comes after a fatwa was issued by powerful cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, The Telegraph reports.

Citing Islamic tradition, the fatwa said dogs are unclean.

In June this year, Ayatollah Shirazi declared dogs unclean, saying that dog owners were "blindly imitating the West" and that their devotion to the animals would result in "evil outcomes".

"Many people in the West love their dogs more than their wives and children," he said.

The ban on pet advertising is the latest attempt by Iran's culture ministry to undermine "decadent" Western culture.

In July, Tehran produced a catalogue of haircuts meeting government approval. The list banned ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes.

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	All Articles Iran issues fatwa against "Islamic unclean" pets ("Asia News International," August 27, 2010) London, UK - Iranian authorities have banned all advertisements for pets, pet food and other pet products. The decision by Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance comes after a fatwa was issued by powerful cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, The Telegraph reports. Citing Islamic tradition, the fatwa said dogs are unclean. In June this year, Ayatollah Shirazi declared dogs unclean, saying that dog owners were "blindly imitating the West" and that their devotion to the animals would result in "evil outcomes". "Many people in the West love their dogs more than their wives and children," he said. The ban on pet advertising is the latest attempt by Iran's culture ministry to undermine "decadent" Western culture. In July, Tehran produced a catalogue of haircuts meeting government approval. The list banned ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes. Related Sections \| Fundamentalist	Search 10 Commandments 12 Tribes Aum/Aleph Bahai Branch Davidians Buddhism Christianity Church/State Colonia Dignidad FLDS Falun Gong Gatekeepers Gov. Reports Hari Krishna Hinduism Home Schooling Honohana House of Prayer Internet Related Islam Judaism Legislation Legislative Docs. Miscellaneous Mungiki Native Religions Nuwaubian Nation Occult Other NRMs PBMA Raelians Rastafarians Scholarly Papers Scientology Sectarian Violence Sikhism Solar Temple The Body The Family Int'l Unification Church Yahweh Zong Gong
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