Thursday, 29 March 2012

Pets or pestilence? The Iraqi dog owners courting religious conflict

niqash Hala Jaber Basra
28.03.2012
Islamic scripture says that angels won’t enter a household that keeps a dog. However in the conservative southern city of Basra there’s a new pro-canine lobby. Some locals now see their guard dogs as sports fighters and beloved pets.
More dogophobia at Niqash