From the Times of Oman:
Al Rumahiya (Saudi Arabia): The dromedaries paraded
down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks,
heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when
the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.
A
dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year's Saudi "camel beauty
contest" because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.
"The
camel," explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan Al Madi, "is a
symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we
preserve it as a pastime."
Much is changing in Saudi Arabia: the
country is getting its first movie theatres. Soon women will be
permitted to drive. The authorities eventually hope to diversify the
economy away from the oil that has been its lifeblood for decades....MORE
I think I prefer the natural look.
