Remember Saudi Arabia's beauty contest for camels?
Well, Morocco has one...for donkeys.
Al Arabiya (Arabic only, alas) has details on the competition. It describes a number of competitions - most beautiful ass, fastest ass, and slimmest ass. (Hey, I'm not making this up.)
Part of the reason is to promote the donkey as a beautiful animal, and not as a butt of jokes.
The festival also includes some talks on donkey topics, such as "The donkey in human thought and creativity," and "The donkey in rural society and its roles", in addition to participation of a representative of the U.S. Democratic Party on the reasons for their choice of a donkey logo.
And the story really is illustrated with the photo and caption shown above.