Kamangir (Archer)

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International Hand-Kissing

Kamangir | September 27, 2007 | Category Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

Sorry guys, as long as they are going to do this hand-kissing, I am willing to reiterate that I think this is silly. This one sort of happens in an international framework, because the person whose hand is kissed is Rafsanjani of Iran and the kisser is a Quran reciter from some other country, probably Egypt.

Reader's Comments

>> Musulmaan-i Mumbaaii... An Indian Muslims View [blog] | September 27th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Why are Rafsanjani and this Qari silly for doing this? Are you really Iranian?

Kamangir: This is religion abused for politics, to my understanding. And yes, I am Iranian.
>> Musulmaan-i Mumbaaii... An Indian Muslims View [blog] | September 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Religion abused for politics? This is a guy kissing another guys hand. What is so special or wrong or interesting at all about that…
Roman Kalik | September 30th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
MiM, I think Kaman doesn’t approve of it as it is a sign of recognizing a superior, a sign of obedience. It is often given to religious figures, but when said religious figures are also politicians, it becomes an exploitation of a religious position to spread political control.