Saudis looking for Miss Beautiful Morals

[JonLP24]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she's a little on the plump side.

But at Saudi Arabia's only beauty pageant, the judges don't care about a perfect figure or face. What they're looking for in the quest for "Miss Beautiful Morals" is the contestant who shows the most devotion and respect for her parents.

"The idea of the pageant is to measure the contestants' commitment to Islamic morals... It's an alternative to the calls for decadence in the other beauty contests that only take into account a woman's body and looks," said pageant founder Khadra al-Mubarak.

"The winner won't necessarily be pretty," she added. "We care about the beauty of the soul and the morals."

So after the pageant opens Saturday, the nearly 200 contestants will spend the next 10 weeks attending classes and being quizzed on themes including "Discovering your inner strength," "The making of leaders" and "Mom, paradise is at your feet" - a saying attributed to Islam's Prophet Muhammad to underline that respect for parents is among the faith's most important tenets.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2009/05/06/20090506ODDbeautiful-morals0506-ON.html

[Webster Green]

1. Let me guess...the losers get beheaded..

Saudi Arabia...what a fucking shit-hole! :puke:

[get the red out]

2. Probably a session on how to take a beating

and say thank you to your glorious husband for correcting your misguided ways. Also one on assisting in finding the right 50 year old husband for your 8 year old daughter.

[liberal N proud]

3. They are going to allow women to speak?

From behind the black hood she is forced to wear.

[KansDem]

4. Before or after they fly into tall American buildings?

Fuck the Saudis and their "beautiful morals."

Edited to add adjective...

[Deja Q]

8. They were led by Saudi excommunicate Osama Bin Laden. Oh, Timothy McVeigh was American...

he wasn't acting on the interests of the US government.

What proof have you that the hijackers were working at the behest of official Saudi government?

[KansDem]

9. Why didn't we invade Saudi Arabia instead of Iraq?

15 of the 19 attackers were from Saudi Arabia; 2 were from the UAE. That means 89% of the attackers on 9/11 were from countries that were either friends and business partners of the Bush Family or connected to Cheney's Halliburton. Does that tell you something?

Bush sat and did nothing when told of the attacks. Doesn't that make you wonder about who knew what and when?

Bush flew all of bin Laden's relatives out of the US during the day or so after the attacks. What about interviewing them to determine what happen? You know, real police work?

"Osama" became the boogey man, thanks to Bush. But even the FBI doesn't credit him with the 9/11 attacks, and Bush had chance to catch him at Tora Bora, but US commandos were instructed to "back off." What does that tell you?

And did you really think Bush would "get" a member of the Saudi Royal Family? :eyes:
Just how difficult is it to "find" someone who requires constant medical care?

Oh, Timothy McVeigh was American...he wasn't acting on the interests of the US government. This is lubricious. If Osama had attacked his own country, do you really think anyone here would give a damn? Oh, maybe the oil boys, but really...

Why aren't we now "kicking Saudi butt?"

[moggie]

5. Another chance for Miss California!

With her views on teh gays and opposite marriage, she'd fit right in.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Carrie Prejean...we've found your calling!

[Deja Q]

7. Honoring the parents and encouraging the SOUL - not bad ideas.

I cannot mock them, nor will I, on this issue.

The nutcases who behead and all that -- different issue. And I am issues-driven. Maybe that's why I loathe "American Idol"...