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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Hat tip- Happilymarriedmom
Great find!
0 is SO CLUELESS!!
Luckily, it was just Obama.
LOL. So true
Will it still be proper protocol for American politicians to kiss his a$$?
Is 0bama allowed to continue kissing muslim a$$?
I wonder what the king truly thinks of Obama deep-bowing before him...
He not only bowed, he kissed his ring.
hahahahaha
oH! HA.... GOOD POST!!
and might I add...
protocols....
http://www1.american.edu/TED/hpages/protocol/middle~1.htm
SAUDI ARABIA
Greetings are highly formalistic
Shaking of hand is often accompanied by touching the arm or the shoulder
Men who are familiar with one another may often embrace at greeting
Relish lavish gifts
Have a strict sense of religion and diet
Men may bring wives to the United States, however, in Saudi Arabia, they remain unseen
Cherish long, close business friendships
Harbor a disdain for the US business custom of changing sales/marketing representatives
Dogs are not commonly household pets
Good topics: history, culture, and respect fore the Islamic faith
Bad topics: any blasphemy, Israel, and the role of women
http://www.ehow.com/how_2089399_practice-proper-business-etiquette-saudi.html
Use your hands carefully. Use your right hand when doing anything in public to practice proper business etiquette in Saudi Arabia (e.g., handshaking). Keep from gesturing with your hands a lot or pointing at anything, especially to the soles of people’s shoes or feet. This is considered very rude behavior. 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.
http://www.the-saudi.net/business-center/business-etiquette.htm
Saudi custom regarding greetings is rather ritualized. When entering a meeting full of people, a Saudi will greet each person individually with a handshake while standing. The same is expected of visitors. Learning some appropriate Arabic phrases for such occasions is appreciated.
BMFL
Just after Obama kissed his hand (and feet) today...
You should see the discussion over at the DUmp:
rvablue (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-02-09 02:20 PM
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22. I think it’s quite obvious that something was dropped or fell on the floor
as everyone’s gaze is downwards and Sarkozy and the two guys behind the Saudi prince have little smiles on their faces, as if something was said in jest about doing so.
And check out the posture of the guy to the right of the President — he’s got one foot off the ground as if he were trying to attempt the pick-up at the same time the President did.
If someone actually wants to convince themselves that this is a bow they are nuts and there is no helping them.
so we have a man with no class and is clueless go over to the King and bows, maybe even kissed his hand thinking he was being a good either muslims or showing a good respect when infact it has totally ignored protocol for the king.
Slap in the face for our best ally with presents and the way they went to see her but idiot nearly gets on his knees for a saudi king
wonder if he spoke Arabic to him as well
I don’t think his hand is what zero kissed.
ROFLMAO. They are trying to excuse the dhimmi-fool
LOL! Wow.
Before it merely demeaned the office. Now it not only demeans the office, it’s also just another Barack blooper. LOL!
send them the video of him nearly running over and bowing
I would love to know what they say after they see the video and see who is nuts then
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