Across the Arab world, attitudes toward Valentine’s Day are a gauge for the level of fundamentalism. Devout Muslims believe that only Muslim holidays should be observed, opposing Valentine’s Day as a Western celebration of romantic love that corrupts Muslim youth. The holiday is outlawed in Saudi Arabia, where religious police enforce the ban, and conservative lawmakers in Kuwait said Wednesday they want to see Valentine’s Day suppressed because it dilutes the nation’s Arab and Muslim identity.
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