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Love My Dog, Love Me
The great
Arab-Muslim-American puppy story.
By Ahmed Tharwat
Posted Friday, Nov.
12, 2004, at 9:44 AM PT
Having a dog in an Arab/Muslim
household is an exhausting proposition. Who wants to wash or take
a shower every time a dog touches or licks you, as I was brought
up to do back home in Egypt? In Islamic tradition, Muslims are
prohibited from touching the saliva of dogs. If you do come in
contact with a dog, you're supposed to wash your hands seven times
before you pray. Most Muslims will avoid dogs at all cost to stay
clean for their daily prayers. There are a few closet Muslim dog
lovers, but they tend to keep their dogs outdoors.
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