Mick Hartley

The ever-vigilant Saudi Religious Police have been busy again:

A disturbing discovery was made in Saudi Arabia on Sunday by members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the Gulf Kingdom’s religious police. Offensive toy guns were found for sale at a market in Jeddah and almost 1,500 were seized by police when it was discovered they issued anti-Islam sounds.

Emirates 247 reported that Commission spokesman Turki Al Zahrani said,

“The guns were found to be issuing sounds which are considered mocking and offending against the Prophet’s wife.”

He was referring to Aisha, the venerated six year old bride of the Prophet Muhammad….

The toys were manufactured in China and Zahrani said that the toys are mainly sold by Asians who are unaware that the Arabic sounds issued by the guns are offensive to Islam.

Alas, it's not just Saudi Arabia:

An Emirati social expert and activist shopping in a local market stumbled across Chinese-made toy guns that issue sounds mocking Islam and called on authorities to take action against such products.

The discovery came a few days after Saudi authorities said they seized nearly 1,500 Chinese-made toy guns issuing sounds that mock and insult Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).

Mariam Al Ahmadi, a well-known social activist in Abu Dhabi, said she found the toy guns at some shops in Bani Yas, just outside Abu Dhabi city.

Quoted by the Dubai-based 'Emarat Al Youm' Arabic language daily, Mariam said she had reported the guns to the police and called for immediate measures.“I call upon the police and other competent authorities to investigate how these anti-Islam guns found their way into the UAE market and to take action against all those who had brought them in,” she said.

The importers of these blasphemous toys could, apparently, face jail terms of up to 5 years.