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Originally Posted by honeychile
Please realize first that I don't feel that I have a dog in this fight - yet.
What bothers me is that I've been told by someone in foreign policy that a devout Muslim man cannot be touched by a woman to whom he's not related, that he cannot enter Paradise if it happens. This person then explained that's one of the biggest reasons we're not getting very far with our Middle Eastern policies, as Condeleeza Rice is our Secretary of State.
Now, assuming that he's correct, why would we even entertain the concept of a female president? Wouldn't that put us even further behind in the Middle East?
If you can, put your thoughts about me aside, and discuss this. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone knew if that was correct or not.
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I did a little Googling because I had never heard of this and was curious since I've seen Muslim classmates of mine shake hands with other women, and I don't think it's true they can't enter Paradise, but I do think it's a forbidden practice. Several articles also mentioned that Orthodox Jews have the same practice.
I wouldn't really consider this when I voted anyway - maybe Secretary Rice just doesn't shake hands when she meets Muslim men. A bow or head nod would probably suffice.