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False list of Prohibited items

Miscellaneous: I have been reading on the net that these items are forbidden but here is my input:*

-contraceptives: not true,I used to bring my pills from abroad....and we do have them in many brands in our local pharmacies.same goes with condoms(take off the shelf items in any pharmacy).

- Jewellery: not true(but maybe in enormous quantities!)

-musical instruments: not true!
There are shops in the kingdom that sells music instruments,pianos,drums,violins,ect.

-Mobile phones with cams:
Not true,our market is filled with mobiles with cams,plus they wouldnt look at the mobile you`re holding.so no worries.*

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Miscellaneous: -Pork and pork products.

-Alcohol Drinks.

-Pornography on DVDs,Vedio films,porn Magazines,sex toys....ect.

-Religious books: only of other than Islam.And any symbol of other religions such as a cross necklace.

-children's dolls:
not that strict, at a time I brought 10 Barbie dolls to the kingdom as gifts and nobody interfered.

- statues in the form of an animal or human:
not that strict either...I brought statues from India,Pakistan,France,Mexico,Morocco and many more than I can remember!