After reading the post about Mariah Carey albums, and in light of the new search regulations at airport, I remembered an interesting thing I found out about Saudi Arabia. Pornography is against the law in Saudi Arabia. Porn is covered by an array of items. When entering the country a person should be aware of what kind of images they are carrying in books, magazines, etc. If they show a scantily clad women (Cosmo for example), it could be classes under the category of porn. The item will either be confiscated or the images torn out. A site I found said people even cover up cereal boxes in the supermarket donning a piece of naked flesh using a black marker. What makes this even more interesting comes from and article I found in BBC
BBC says 70% of files exchanged between Saudi teenagers contains pornography. This brings up questions of censorship and how the government is able to monitor cell phone activity in detail. This reminds me of the article about media in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law and morality, which could be viewed as their parental role in limiting what is allowed.
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