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I've been swamped today, getting the July/August issue of FP finished and out the door. Due to lack of time, I'm just posting some photos of a barefoot, scarved Secretary Clinton touring Cairo's Sultan Hassan Mosque. There's also a video of the mosque tour at the bottom of this post. Nothing else for today.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo on June 4. Clinton walked around the mosque, one of the largest in the Islamic world, with Obama.
The Sultan Hassan Mosque is a medieval mosque in the heart of old Cairo.
Clinton and Obama listen to an explanation by an Egyptian-American art historian as they tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque.
Clinton and Obama listen to more explanation from the art historian.
Photos: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
The one with her smiling and looking up...
Just adorable! That's a beautiful picture of her. I didn't see it at Daylife - you have great sources, Preeti!
Sorry, I respect tradition, but our Secretary of State barefoot and scarved just hits me the wrong way. She is the Secretary of State of the United States of America and can damned well stand in her own shoes without head-covering in any damned country in the world as an authorized head of state. She's a non-arab, and a free and equal human being in any land, in any mosque. To hell with them.
Presidents wear yamulchs when they go to jewish services or sacred places, it's the same thing.
President Obama is not wearing shoes either.
Ok, weird comment of the day, but her boobs are getting HUGE! Cool. lol.
I think Hillary absolutely did the right thing in wearing a head scarf and taking off her shoes- it's a sign of respect, particularly if one is a guest in another country. Hillary knows this and I think she also knows that she is strong (and powerful) enough in her own right (and as Sec'y of State) that she doesn't have to worry that showing such respect means she is being subjugated.
And Anne is right, Presidents wear yamulchs, etc. at Temple or other holy sites.
Hillary seems more interested than Obama.
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