Religious police in Saudi Arabia are banning the sale of Valentine’s Day gifts including red roses.
The Saudi Gazette quoted shop workers as saying officials had warned them to remove all red items including flowers and wrapping paper.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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