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Migori, Mandera cases were rare expressions of public indignation

When Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw a shoe at the former US president George Bush in 2008, the world was stunned. The practice soon became trendy and spread around the world with other prominent figures such as Hilary Clinton becoming targets of shoe-throwers.

In Arab culture, throwing at or slapping someone with a shoe is the ultimate insult and expression of indignation.

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