Ahmadinejad becomes latest victim of shoe-throwing protester
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/12/ahmadinejad-victim-shoe-throwing-attack
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become the latest leader to find himself on the receiving end of that popular Middle Eastern method of protest – the thrown shoe.
Like George W Bush before him, Ahmadinejad found himself staring down the sole of a gentleman's shoe when someone believed to be a recently laid-off textile worker decided to demonstrate his anger during an official ceremony in the north of the country.
According to the Middle Eastern culture, throwing shoes is considered to be one of the strongest ways to show contempt.
Iranian media reported that Rashid, around 45, had been discharged from a textile company after a year of not being paid by his employers.
Local agencies said the shoes did not hit Ahmadinejad due to "his prompt reaction" but hit the poster behind him. Pictures of the incident were not immediately released.
The shoe-thrower is reported to have been wrestled to the floor by people attending the ceremony who shouted slogans in support of Ahmadinejad. It was not clear wether he was arrested afterwards.
Like George W Bush before him, Ahmadinejad found himself staring down the sole of a gentleman's shoe when someone believed to be a recently laid-off textile worker decided to demonstrate his anger during an official ceremony in the north of the country.
According to the Middle Eastern culture, throwing shoes is considered to be one of the strongest ways to show contempt.
Iranian media reported that Rashid, around 45, had been discharged from a textile company after a year of not being paid by his employers.
Local agencies said the shoes did not hit Ahmadinejad due to "his prompt reaction" but hit the poster behind him. Pictures of the incident were not immediately released.
The shoe-thrower is reported to have been wrestled to the floor by people attending the ceremony who shouted slogans in support of Ahmadinejad. It was not clear wether he was arrested afterwards.
