The Saudis are having a beauty pageant… for camels. In fact, they’ve become so popular that an influential cleric issued a decree against them… on the grounds that they encourage pride.
ooookayy.
Meanwhile, over at the pageant:
“It’s just like judging a beautiful girl,” said Fowzan al-Madr, a camel breeder from the Kharj region southeast of Riyadh. “You look for big eyes, long lashes and a long neck — maybe 39 or 40 inches.”
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Back at the souq al-jamal, Haza al-Shammari, a camel breeder from Ha’il in northern Saudi Arabia, agreed…
The Saudis are having a beauty pageant… for camels. In fact, they’ve become so popular that an influential cleric issued a decree against them… on the grounds that they encourage pride.
ooookayy.
Meanwhile, over at the pageant:
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Back at the souq al-jamal, Haza al-Shammari, a camel breeder from Ha’il in northern Saudi Arabia, agreed…
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