A religious scholar said that building snowmen or snow animals was not acceptable in Islam.
Saudi Arabia – 10 Jan 2015
The fatwa, by Mohammad Saleh Al Minjed, said that building snowmen or any replica of an animal, even if it is for fun or recreation, could not be condoned. Only lifeless things, such as ships, fruit and buildings could be imitated, the fatwa said.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-fatwa-banning-snowmen-triggers-heated-debate-1.1439821
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for above photo.
See lots more photos: http://iceagenow.info/2015/01/heavy-snowfall-saudi-arabia/
See more about Middle East snowstorm:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/01/powerful-winter-storm-dumps-snow-middle-east-video/