Saudi using phone Saudi mobile operator Mobily has stopped users from text message voting for an Arab “Star Academy” competition because of an Islamic decree branding the reality shows immoral, the company said on Monday

Saudi religious scholars last May condemned the hugely popular talent show aired by Lebanese channel LBC as a crime against Islam when a young Saudi returned to a hero’s welcome after winning in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

“The decision was taken last night because of a fatwa (religious decree) issued last year, since the program is culturally inappropriate,” spokesman Humoud Alghodaini said.

“It shows men and women living in one house, sometimes semi-naked and in inappropriate situations,” he added……”

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