[Leica] IMGS: Sheik Mohammed Reza Zamani

[Christopher Crawford]

In the Arab world, it is common for high-ranking religious leaders to be
called Sheik. The word is usually a title for a tribal chief, and before
the 20th Century is was the title of the rulers of small city-states like
Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Dubai (they¹ve since upgraded themselves to ³Emir,²
a title usually held by rulers of larger states like Jabal Shammar and
Najd (both now part of Saudi Arabia).

I¹ve never heard of Iranians using the title of Sheik for anyone, so I
learned something new today.

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On 5/12/16, 8:20 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley"
<lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

>PESO:
>
>Again, at the instigation of our guide, we met with another Muslim Imam,
>or
>as they prefer to be called Sheik (I've never heard that as a term applied
>to a teacher but that seems to be normal here)
>
>Sheik Mohammed Reza Zamani works for the cultural interpretation
>department
>of the Naseriyah Seminary.  He not only met with us and answered all of
>our
>questions and asked some of his own, he also took us into his office and
>shared his lunch that he had brought from home!!
>
>http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I00
>00dj7p0NySEvc
>
>He was very animated.  There are several more photos.  I'm just getting to
>the shared lunch, but this was an awkward one.  Our guide disappeared.  We
>spoke no Farsi. The Sheik spoke very little English.  It was awkward!  But
>everybody seemed fine with the shared lunch!
>
>Tina
>
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