Islamic tradition forbids men from touching women who are not members of their direct family.
According to The Telegraph, Mohammad Taghi Rahbar, the Friday prayer leader of Iran's second city, Isfahan, told Mehr news agency that Ahmadinejad had "lost control".
"Shaking hands with a non-mahram [unrelated by family] woman, under any circumstances, whether young or old, is not allowed. Hugging or expressing emotions is improper for the dignity of the president of a country like the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Since when has expressing any basic human decency become morally wrong?? Love or hate him, those criticizing Ahmadinejad need to do some self-examination. I get called a "moral relativist" because I base my beliefs on compassion and not the absolutes of religious dogma which IMHO causes more harm than good. It seems that Ahmadinejad, in this instance does as well.
What absolutists value is what the THINK God's will is, their interpretation. The only time we have conflict is when people base their values/ethics on something other than compassion, when there is some "ultimate arbitrator." Either God exists or he doesn't and whether it agrees with my morality doesn't matter as compassion is the compass I am led by. If it is a dogma of non-compassion I want nothing to do with it.
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