Okay Tosser, I will say it is a fertility ritual since men are present.
Well, since women are playing a big part in whatever is happening, you might be correct.
Some part is connected to having babies or getting a good husband... don't know. Seems logical.
I thought the saluting was a little unnerving
I would call it strange... I wouldn't call it unnerving. These guys are Aga Khanis... "Ismaili"... I have never heard of anyone from the Ismaili community breaking a law and landing in jail. Even if they are dirt poor, they always have enough to eat and are never in trouble.
They are safe and harmless.
Though looking at their history... I read a book about them... they are the direct descendants of of the "Hashasheen" cult. You know... where you get the word "Assasin" from. LOL
most people on your Defence Forum are at most slightly weirded out
Some of them are Canadian-Pakistani.
When you give a gun to a Canadian or get them talking about guns and stuff, you get "weirded out".
Most others are like me... normal and logical.
A lot of them are real officers or military brats. So what is discussed there is often very accurate.
I know for a fact, (it was shown on TV) that BBC news looks up our Defence Forum to get clues on what the fuck we are up to. LOL
is this just the Pakistani equivalent of our crazy fundos who speak in tongues and hallucinate about god?
I have no idea. I am seeing this for the first time.
But on the outside, the Aga Khanis are harmless.
Do you post on that forum that you linked to?
Sure.