Thursday, May 29, 2008

Saudi youth going Jewish? Or following Madonna & Britney?




Kabbalah-Inspired Fashion Reaches Saudi Youth -Iman al Khaddaf

Today it is common to see large numbers of young Saudi men sporting a piece of red string around their wrists.

However, the wearing of the red string is practiced by followers of the Kabbalah, a school of thought that focuses on the mystical aspects of Judaism, prompting concern among some Saudi experts who are against what they consider a form of "cultural invasion."
(Asharq Alawsat-UK)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shiites wear it for a completely different reason. After the 10th of Muharram or Ashura they wear it in Mosque. I'm not quite sure why though.

Bruce said...

Really?