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Saudi King Bans Kissing of His Hand (LA Times Archive)
LA Times ^ | 9/12/2005 | staff

Posted on 04/02/2009 12:48:50 PM PDT by pissant

The new Saudi king has ordered citizens not to kiss his hand, saying the traditional gesture of respect is degrading and violates Islam.

"Kissing hands is alien to our values and morals, and is not accepted by free and noble souls," Abdullah told a delegation from Baha, in southwest Saudi Arabia, which came to the royal palace to offer congratulations on his accession. "It also leads to bowing, which is a violation of God's law. The faithful bow to no one but God."

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KEYWORDS: 0bama; bho2009; bho44; bhomiddleeast; democrats; dhimmicrats; houseofsaud; obama; royals; saudiarabia; saudiking
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To: WildcatClan

No doubt. They all do.

It’s pretty sad when the King of SA makes more sense than the president of the US. What have we gotten ourselves into?


21 posted on 04/02/2009 12:55:26 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Relish lavish gifts

Did BO give him a DVD set or an iPod? ;)

22 posted on 04/02/2009 12:55:55 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: proud American in Canada

Bet the King was tempted to take off his shoe and smack him.


23 posted on 04/02/2009 12:56:11 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

Citizens banned from kissing King’s hand

Agencies
Published: September 11, 2005, 00:00

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Saturday banned citizens from kissing his, or any of the royal family member’s hands saying it was against his cultural values and religious values.

“Brothers, there is something in my mind that I want to tell you. Kissing hands is something alien to our values and ethics, and is refused by free and honest people,” he is quoted by daily Saudi newspaper Arab News as saying.

“It also leads to bowing, which is a violation of God’s law. The faithful bow to no one but God.” The custodian of the Two Holy Mosques continued.

“I announce my complete rejection of this matter, and I ask everyone to restrain from kissing the hands of anyone but their parents,” the monarch said.


24 posted on 04/02/2009 12:56:42 PM PDT by Shermy ("The whole world has financed the United States, ...they have a reciprocal debt with the planet.")
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To: pissant

Yet today President Obama did just that, kiss this king’s hand. What a hypocrit!


25 posted on 04/02/2009 12:56:56 PM PDT by Biggirl (GO UCONN!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Admin Moderator

Can you put this in Front Page News, it seems quite appropriate today


26 posted on 04/02/2009 12:57:14 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

PLEASE for the love of this country get this video out to everyone you know , to all media outlets and tell everyone about this

I have contrasted how the two idiots met the Queen with no class, manhandling her etc to him going over to a Saudi king

very telling who he likes the most and the question is what did he say when he went over , ?

did he speak in Arabic and now I wonder did he take his 3nd oath on the koran in private now


27 posted on 04/02/2009 12:57:31 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Get used to people being in your personal space and refrain from pulling or jerking back when someone touches you. It is customary to touch and stand close to one another.

They are using this as the "wow - Bush was such an idiot, holding hands and hugging" blah, blah, blah.

Now, who was using the proper ettique?

28 posted on 04/02/2009 12:58:20 PM PDT by Dooderbutt
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To: pissant
alien to our values and morals, and is not accepted by free and noble souls

The same could be said of Obama.

29 posted on 04/02/2009 12:59:45 PM PDT by earlJam
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To: pissant
“The new Saudi king has ordered citizens not to kiss his hand, saying the traditional gesture of respect is degrading and violates Islam.”

What a Lie Nothing can violate Islam ,Nothing Is below it's absence of Values,Nothing no matter how perverted and deranged is below Islam. Islam is the embodiment of all the evils of Hell.

30 posted on 04/02/2009 1:00:40 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama the Wright kind of Racist!)
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To: pissant
Bet the King was tempted to take off his shoe and smack him.LOL!

Overseas European trip for a 500-person contingent: Hundreds of thousands of dollars
DVD set or iPod: $250 each
Earning the contempt of world leaders everywhere: Priceless

31 posted on 04/02/2009 1:01:37 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: pissant

How about an elbow smash to the Sheik’s face. Would that violate Islam?


32 posted on 04/02/2009 1:01:57 PM PDT by lado
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To: Dooderbutt

This is exactly what I thought UNTIL I saw the video...there’s no confusion after seeing that.


33 posted on 04/02/2009 1:02:39 PM PDT by happilymarriedmom
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To: pissant; Admin Moderator

definitely front page!!


34 posted on 04/02/2009 1:03:10 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: pissant

Your Highness, you may still kiss my white and fat Polish a*ss, however.


35 posted on 04/02/2009 1:03:14 PM PDT by llevrok (I would rather die, standing up and fighting, than to be on my knees, begging)
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To: Dooderbutt
Ettique?!? Blah - Etiquette Spell check is your friend.
36 posted on 04/02/2009 1:03:48 PM PDT by Dooderbutt
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To: Dooderbutt


37 posted on 04/02/2009 1:04:32 PM PDT by maggief
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To: dead

Good One!


38 posted on 04/02/2009 1:05:38 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: happilymarriedmom
Nah - they're still saying that something must have fallen:

masuki bance (261 posts) Thu Apr-02-09 01:47 PM

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11. This video shows it at 1:37 maybe something did drop on the floor.

DUmpster Diving

39 posted on 04/02/2009 1:05:45 PM PDT by Dooderbutt
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

O could have done just about anything else and he would have been ok. I wonder what he was thinking? Watching the video you can see others handshaking...even hugging but nobody is bowing. Maybe he wanted to be different or he just totally missed the orientation meeting that morning! Probably more like it is he actually was bowing to someone he thought was above him. Yuck!


40 posted on 04/02/2009 1:06:15 PM PDT by happilymarriedmom
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