In the 1970s, there were many movie theaters in Saudi Arabia and they were not considered un-Islamic, though they were seen as contrary to Arab cultural norms.
В 1970-х годах в Саудовской Аравии было много кинотеатров, и они не оценивались как недопустимые с позиций ислама, хотя и считались противоречащими арабским культурным нормам.