Source of speculation: Omar Borkan Al Gala, a poet, actor, and photographer from Dubai
The internet is awash with speculation that this is the man who was kicked out of Saudi Arabia for being too handsome.
Omar Borkan Al Gala, a poet, actor, and photographer from Dubai, is reported to be one of three men removed from a festival in Riyadh earlier this month by religious police in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
The Commission for the Promotion of
Virtue and Prevention of Vices in Saudi - where there are strict rules
governing interaction between men and women who aren't related - had the
men deported back to Abu Dhabi in case women should 'fall for them'.
A report in Arabic newspaper Elaph which
said: 'A festival official said the three Emiratis were taken out on
the grounds they are too handsome and that the Commission [for the
Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices] members feared female
visitors could fall for them.'
His identity was revealed by Jezebel who reported that he had been deported back to United Arab Emirates.
Although it has not yet been confirmed
that he was one of the men, Al Gala has posted a link to the original
news report on his Facebook page, along with statements such as: 'The
beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the
doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.'
Criminal looks: The internet is awash with
speculation that this is the man who was kicked out of Saudi Arabia for
being too handsome
Made up: The young ma in question appears to be wearing eye-liner in many of his photos
Although it has not yet been confirmed that he
was one of the men Al Gala has posted a link to the original news report
on his Facebook page
His Facebook page is full of posed photos in which Al Gala looks moodily into the camera - it looks as if he is wearing dark eyeliner.
Several of them feature him posing in a sports car as well as blowing out smoke and looking into the distance thoughtfully.
On his Facebook page, Al Gala has 139,616 likes and about 36,487 talking about him.
Caring side: Omar Borkan Al Gala shows his caring side as he plays with a young child in a part
On his Facebook page he wrote: 'The beauty of a
woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her
heart, the place where love resides'
The UAE released an official
statement indicating that the religious police were concerned about over
the unexpected presence of an unnamed female artist in the pavilion at
the Jenadrivah Heritage and Culture Festival.
'Her visit to the UAE stand was a
coincidence as it was not included in the programme which we had already
provided to the festival’s management,' the head of the UAE delegation
to the festival, said in a statement.
He has not been confirmed as one of the
three men, but his made-up appearance and his refraining from confirming
that he was one of the trio, suggests he could be taking advantage of
the speculation to boost his public profile.
Mixed message: The UAE released an official
statement indicating that the religious police were concerned about over
the unexpected presence of an unnamed female artist at the festival in
Riyadh
DAILYMAIL
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