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To: longnshort who wrote (10240)	8/3/2006 1:09:42 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Madaline Notsobright sounds like the right person to send in then.

To: longnshort who wrote (10240)	8/3/2006 1:10:10 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Great! Now I can go ahead with my trip to Saudi Arabia! Click away! Saudi Arabia allows public photography Reuters ^ \| 08/03/2006 today.reuters.com RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on photography in public areas, part of a drive by the conservative kingdom's tourism organization to attract more visitors to the birthplace of Islam. A royal decree allowing photography in many public places was issued about a year ago, and the interior ministry enacted it earlier this week. "People can now take pictures of tourist sites, architectural landmarks, shopping malls as well as government buildings where there is no sign banning photography," a ministry official told Reuters on Thursday. Permission is still needed to photograph private property or individuals. "Royal palaces, for instance, are private property so taking a picture of them requires authorisation," he added. "This decree ... will help promote the Kingdom's image and its tourist and development venues through photography," the state tourism body said. Some changes have come too fast for religious conservatives. King Abdullah, under pressure from Islamists, told local media in May not to publish pictures of Saudi women. Newspapers, breaking with tradition, have begun printing photographs of Saudi women, usually with hair covered but faces showing, which many strict Islamists consider immoral.