More than any other Muslim people or state, the Saudis insist and get their way when it comes to pushing their mores on the West. I documented many cases at "The Scandal of U.S.-Saudi Relations" and another one at "Saudis Import Slaves to America." Here are some other interesting examples as they pop up:
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"German brothel made to remove S. Arabia, Iran flags": See the weblog entry at "Pasha Bordello" Accepts Islamist Demands." (April 25, 2006)
"Hotel cleans up for Saudis": The Saudi World Cup team will be staying at the famed Hotel Dolce Bad Nauheim in the small resort town of Bad Nauheim, 30km north of Frankfurt, when they arrive on May 27 and take over 59 of the hotel's 159 rooms. So spring cleaning is underway, over a month ahead of time, according to Michel Prokop, 47, the hotel's general manager: "We do have a photo exhibition in the pool area which shows a lot of skin and it goes without saying that it will be removed by then. There are 20 tasteful portrait photos, but out of courtesy there will be no skin and no breasts." The five art nouveau paintings in a theatre by Wilhelm Kleukens feature naked boys wearing wings - and they too will come down. "To avoid all problems, all women staffers are going to wear trousers instead of dresses." The Dolce will make adjustments to the pay-television channels and the mini-bars: "the porn movie channels will of course be turned off," while the alcohol will be removed and replaced with soft drinks. The hotel will set up a separate prayer room and will remove the Bibles from rooms with Saudi occupants. "The whole staff is taking cross cultural training sessions to make them aware of the differences of Germany and Saudi Arabia." All 123 hotel staff members have taken eight-hour courses in sensitivity training and are learning some basic Arabic phrases such as "Hello", "Welcome" and "Have a nice day." Saudi flags will be hoisted atop about 30 public buildings in the town in honor of the visitors. (April 12, 2006)
