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Postcard Featuring Puppy 'Offends' Islam
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| Last Edited | kal Jul 05, 2008 07:50am |
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| News Date | Saturday, July 5, 2008 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Claims that a promotional police postcard featuring a puppy is offensive to members of the Islamic community have been dismissed by one of Dundee's leading Muslims.
A storm of controversy erupted yesterday after a report in The Courier revealed that some members of the Islamic community have complained about the postcard.
Dundee councillor Mohammed Asif claimed the postcard, advertising Tayside Police's new non-emergency telephone number, could offend some Muslims because it features a black German shepherd dog sitting in a police officer's hat.
It is understood some Muslims have been upset by the image because in Islam dogs are generally considered unclean and cannot be kept as pets-- although they can be kept as guard dogs or for hunting.
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