tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post8323648869824343428..comments2024-03-18T02:14:50.959-07:00Comments on ADORED BY HORDES: MarcLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-16050345729537172882007-03-24T10:29:00.000-07:002007-03-24T10:29:00.000-07:00Hi Naj!Good to see you. Yes, although I framed the...Hi Naj!<BR/><BR/>Good to see you. Yes, although I framed the title in terms of a joke, Dr. Habibullah is a real person who is highly respected in Afghanistan amongst many clans for his fighting in the holy war and his ability to treat . His mother was from Dahan-e-Rezak. So he asked these questions honestly, and thought deeply about the kind of place Rory must be from. He must have thought it a complicated and dangerous place, as any visitor to parts of Edinburgh on a Saturday night would agree.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-87967770662252760602007-03-24T08:06:00.000-07:002007-03-24T08:06:00.000-07:00HmmmmThis cousin-marrying, I think has more anthro...Hmmmm<BR/><BR/>This cousin-marrying, I think has more anthropological roots than religious ones.<BR/><BR/>It is more about keeping the family's blood and or wealth intact and encapsulated, than about the rule of whatever God. To put is simply, to marry outside one's clan would create geo-political complications! And if you are familiar with old aristocratic societies or feudalist or nomadic ones, you would instantly know what I mean. ;)<BR/><BR/>Even before Islam came to Iran (Persia), kings marry their sisters to keep their blood pure! (this practice was forbidden to non-royals though, so I think they settled for cousins instead!!!)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.com