Saleh al-Fawzan was given attention in Western media again in May 2016 after he declared taking photos prohibited in a video published by MEMRI on April 17, 2016. According to The Independent, "Speaking in a televised broadcast, Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan was asked about "a new trend of taking pictures with cats" which "has been spreading among people who want to be like the Westerners". The sheikh initially appears incredulous, asking: "What?! What do you mean pictures with cats?" He then declares: "Taking pictures is prohibited. The cats don't matter here." When asked again about the "new trend", he says: "Explain this trend to me. "Taking pictures is prohibited if not for a necessity - not with cats, not with dogs, not with wolves, not with anything.
Per riassumere, per il gran mufti, fare foto è una cosa da aborrire, se non per casi in cui sia necessario (e chi li decide? lui?!)
Quindi gatti inclusi.
In effetti anche io istituirei una legge in cui è permesso fotografare tutto, tranne che i gatti!