Porn dominates Saudi mobile use

BBC News ^ | 4/26/07 | STAFF

[mathprof]

Up to 70% of files exchanged between Saudi teenagers' mobile phones contain pornography, according to a study in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.

The study quoted in Arab News focussed on the phones of teenagers detained by religious police for harassing girls.

The same researcher also found that 88% of girls say they have been victims of harassment using Bluetooth technology.

Saudi Arabia has toughened penalties for misuse of mobile phones which challenge its strict social traditions.

"The flash memory of mobile phones taken from teenagers showed 69.7% of 1,470 files saved in them were pornographic and 8.6% were related to violence," said report author Professor Abdullah al-Rasheed.

He presented his study at a seminar organised by the King Fahd Security Academy, Arab News reports.

Public social contact between genders is banned in public in Saudi Arabia, which enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law and morality.

But the spread of Bluetooth technology, allowing wireless connection between mobile phones, has allowed for increased opportunities of communication as well as abuse

[Stultis]

[SolidWood]

When a flight leaves Saudi airspace, the first two things that happen are most of the men order alcohol and the women change into Western attire. Then on the return flight just before the plane reaches Saudi airspace, the women change back.

Same with Iran.

[oakcon]

Oh dear G-d. Almost as bad as when we had a bunch of animals for our children’s nativity story at the church. That was kind of awkward...

Why is that llama standing on top of the other llama?

Where? Oh, oh my...

[jude24]

Up to 70% of files exchanged between Saudi teenagers' mobile phones contain pornography, according to a study in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.

How does a Saudi define "porn"? A picture of a girl without a veil?

Without a threshold definition, this article is useless.

[LibWhacker]

This has to scare the crap out of the mullahs. Saudi teens are going to grow up worshipping porn, not allah, and probably won’t tolerate any restrictions on it when they outnumber true believers ten to one.

[elcid1970]

Bloody depraved Muslim savages!!

Yeah, I’m non-PC.

):^(

[Eye of Unk]

There was some news earlier about Iran taking control of all the cell phone repeaters and screening for porn.

[Riodacat]

Muslim Pornography:

[neodad]

Just waiting for the swimsuit calendar:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1824637/posts

[HAL9000]

Just alked to someone who has worked in Saudi Arabia, he said the Saudis behind closed dorrs drink copius amounts of Jack Daniels.

Liquor is easy to get. Bacon isn't.

[reagan_fanatic]

"The flash memory of mobile phones taken from teenagers showed 69.7% of 1,470 files saved in them were pornographic and 8.6% were related to violence," said report author Professor Abdullah al-Rasheed

And I'll wager Mr. al-Rasheed and Co. saved every one of them...for evidence, of course.

[bannie]

“meat”

[Eddie01]

How much of it was Mohammed endorsed pedofilia?

...and I’m the infidel?

[af_vet_1981]

They could just behead them.

[Whispering Smith]

Why do I think their definition of porn may be different than some other people?

[D-Chivas]

There’s hope for the future of Saudi youth.

[danmar]

Saudis behind closed doors drink copious amounts of Jack Daniels.

Hey, at least they have good taste...

[Right Wing Assault]

Same with Iran.

Same with Pelosi.

[Volunteer]

A repressive society secretly trades porn???

Is there anybody out there who didn't see this one coming?

[353FMG]

Not only Jack Daniels but also homemade sadiqqi.