Arab countries launch a crusade against the colors of the rainbow

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There are six colors that when put next to each other, “they call the deviation”. The cheerful red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple stripes, when placed in that order, have become the new enemy to fight for the Saudi and Syrian authorities. In a crusade against everything that “contradicts the Islamic faith & rdquor ;, in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Commerce has begun to seize clothing, accessories, toys or any object that contains the Rainbow colors for also being those who represent the LGBTIQ community. Meanwhile, at least 14 Arab countries have prohibited the distribution of the new film from Pixar for including a same-sex kiss.

To a suspenseful soundtrack, a couple of men begin their adventure in a Saudi shopping mall. Armed with a vest from the Ministry of Commerce, they are ready to remove any object with the colors of the rainbow. The sale “of these products contradicts the Islamic faith and public morals, and promotes gay colors aimed at the younger generation & rdquor ;, they have denounced in a video of this institution. Among the confiscated products, there are hairbrushes, T-shirts, hats, pencil cases, bags and various types of toys. They also dole out fines to “offending” establishments.

Kites, “homosexual slogan & rdquor;

“The flag of homosexuality is present in one of the Riyadh markets, the colors send a poisoned message children & rdquor ;, indicates an official to the camera while holding a package of false nails. In SyriaInstead, the multicolored kites have been the “promoters of homosexuality & rdquor ;. Nail 600 kites for kids have been confiscated in the city of Hama, in the center of the country. “The patrols seized children’s toys with the slogan of homosexuals in a store within the city, and issued a seizure document against the owner of the toys & rdquor ;, announced the director of the Internal Trade section of the governorate of HamaRiyadh Zayoud.

Many Syrians have dared to criticize this “unjustified phobia & rdquor; and even ironize with the actions of the authorities. They claim that kites had always carried the colors of the rainbow, long before they were associated with the flag for the LGBTIQ community. Furthermore, several people have pointed out that colors symbolize joy, something Syrian children desperately need. Also Qatar, last December, carried out “inspection campaigns & rdquor; that ended with the “confiscation of children’s games with slogans that go against Islamic values ​​& rdquor ;. The “slogans” were these six colors.

Kisses between women are prohibited

In addition to not being able to show off objects with the rainbow, thousands of people will be left without hearing buzz lightyear declare, again, their intentions to reach “to infinity and… beyond! & rdquor ;. Pixar’s new movie, ‘Lightyear’, tells the story of the endearing character from ‘Toy Story’ who is convinced that he is a real soldier and not an action toy. But this time, the problem lies with his best friend: Alisha Hawthorne is married to a woman and in one scene, they kiss. That kiss has caused 14 Muslim-majority countries prohibited the distribution of the film.

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Movie theaters in Iraq, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Indonesia and Malaysia will not offer their viewers the latest Walt Disney release. Along with an image of Buzz Lightyear and a huge “No” in red, the Emirati authorities have justified the ban by the “violation of content standards of the country’s media. This veto extended throughout the region highlights the persecution and the LGBTIQphobia that this community suffers.

But it is not only the lack of references in the movies that condemns this community to secrecy. They are also the conservative and cruel laws that punish, as in Saudi Arabia, homosexual relationships with death wave flagellation. In some of these countries, exercising a gender identity or sexual orientation far from the heteronorm becomes a lethal sentence. in full LGBTIQ pride monthmany of its members in this region will have no choice but to lock themselves in their dark closets.



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