The launching of a campaign to make Lebanese-American porn star Mia Khalifa the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia has raised eyebrows over the weekend. A petition on Change.org calling upon President-elect Donald Trump to appoint Khalifa, has so far gained over 3,000 signatures, and the social media response has been explosive.
The petition, set up by American Dalcolm Rodriguez-Goldstein, argues that Khalifa, best known for a controversial adult video in which she wears a hijab, “has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of cultural background for the betterment of our country and international community.”
Khalifa, the child of Catholic Lebanese parents, starred in a number of pornographic videos in 2014.
It seems that the petition has gained support from around the world, with one signatory from Bangladesh joking “Make Saudi Arabia Great Again” and a German contributor suggesting that “Saudi Arabia can use some western culture and strong women.”
The Arab world has taken bemusedly to social media to respond to the proposal:
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