Decoding Islamic/Arabic Symbolism

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Decoding Islamic/Arabic Symbolism

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On the day that Saddam's statue was torn down in Baghdad, we saw Iraqis hurling their shoes at the fallen statue and other holding up clay disks. Many Westerners were confused as to the meaning.
Here is the meaning.
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Hm. Interesting stuff there.

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Cool. I've been woundering why they were taking off thier shoes and smacking Saddam in the face.
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