The colours send a 'poisoned message' to children, the report says. Gesturing towards a rainbow flag, a journalist says: 'The homosexuality flag is present in one of the Riyadh markets.' 'We are giving a tour of the items that contradict the Islamic faith and public morals and promote homosexual colours targeting the younger generation,' says an official from the commerce ministry, which is involved in the campaign. Offending items include rainbow-coloured bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases, most of them apparently manufactured for young children, according to a report broadcast Tuesday evening by the state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel. Video broadcast by the state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel show officials entering shops and taking objects off shelves and piling them up on the floor while they talk to the camera. Authorities in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia have been raiding shops in the capital to seize rainbow-coloured toys and items of clothing as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media report.
