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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.")

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.

The ban was against CITIZENS (i.e. fellow MUSLIMS) from doing so. However, it is obligatory for dhimmis (subservient non-Muslims) to adopt a subservient manner toward their Muslim overlords.

42 posted on 04/02/2009 1:08:42 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)

"“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."

Did we just witness obama kiss his own father's hand?

82 posted on 04/03/2009 8:07:23 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop

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