Glasgow Kiss

Updated August 1 2014 - 9:13pm, first published 11:32am

Who would have thought those adorable little Scottie dogs could cause so much angst? Anyone watching the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games instantly fell in love with the little Scottish terriers that formed a little vanguard for each national team. Everyone, apart from some of the folks in Malaysia, who took great offence. Many Muslims won't go near dogs, whom they consider ''unclean''. Mohamad Sabu, the deputy president of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party duly blew up. "Malaysia and all Islamic countries deserve an apology from the organiser," he said. "This is just so disrespectful to Malaysia and Muslims – especially as it happened during Ramadan. Muslims are not allowed to touch dogs, so the organiser should have been more aware and sensitive on this issue."

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