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2022-01-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Qasem Soleimani statue torched in western Iran

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Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2022-01-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1
Just fire god, Atar,
paying his respects.
He visits in incendiary
times, and then expects...
What? A Quddite once scorched
can't again be torched?

Posted by Dron66046 2022-01-07 03:08|| 2022-01-07 03:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Are we sure it was not just a re-enactment.

Posted by Airandee 2022-01-07 06:34|| 2022-01-07 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 An interesting location. Fairly large city. Not a minority region.

Posted by Vernal the Unfortunately Complexioned1975 2022-01-07 06:57|| 2022-01-07 06:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Not fiberglass now but rupestrian
Is this statue of Qasem equestrian --
And thus a bit coarse
[the man mounting his horse] --
Just erected in parts Zoroastrian.

Posted by Phavimble Pholurong2922 2022-01-07 08:17|| 2022-01-07 08:17|| Front Page Top

#5 making statues out of flammable material seems to be a bad idea in general

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-01-07 08:41|| 2022-01-07 08:41|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought muslims believe statues are aren't acceptable, as they are 'idols'.

Posted by ed in texas 2022-01-07 10:32|| 2022-01-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

#7 ed

Shia are currently more lenient than Sunni in this respect. However, in earlier times Sunni's depicted people, including Mohammed

http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full/

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-01-07 11:04|| 2022-01-07 11:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Like a flaming bacon torch. Offering to Allen.

Posted by Woodrow 2022-01-07 13:14|| 2022-01-07 13:14|| Front Page Top

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