Taking the Mickey
A Saudi cleric has condemned Disney's lovable cartoon mouse. What could the big-eared rodent possibly have done to offend?
Ariane Sherine
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday September 17 2008
"We've had blasphemous teddy bears and sacrilegious frogs, but this week a new religious animal quivered in the spotlight, as a Saudi cleric insisted that all mice should be killed – including Mickey Mouse. Sheikh Muhammad Munajid was seemingly unmoved by having the same initials as the cartoon character, and announced that under sharia law "the mouse is a repulsive, corrupting creature", before insisting that even its cartoon variants should die, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "taking the Mickey"......"
Ariane Sherine
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday September 17 2008
"We've had blasphemous teddy bears and sacrilegious frogs, but this week a new religious animal quivered in the spotlight, as a Saudi cleric insisted that all mice should be killed – including Mickey Mouse. Sheikh Muhammad Munajid was seemingly unmoved by having the same initials as the cartoon character, and announced that under sharia law "the mouse is a repulsive, corrupting creature", before insisting that even its cartoon variants should die, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "taking the Mickey"......"
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