Muslim clerics in Sudan have urged young couples to boycott Valentine's Day, saying it is a Western institution that could lead couples astray.
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BBC: Sudan call for Valentine boycott
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BBC: Sudan call for Valentine boycott
by Ibrahim on Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:04 pm
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Re: BBC: Sudan call for Valentine boycott
by Ibrahim on Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:09 pm
Personally, I'm sympathetic to the cleric's position. I do not like commercialized holidays. And I agree with the idea that unmarried people should be focused on getting married rather than engaging in romantic flirtations with people they're not married to.
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