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Falaka
The falaka ( also falanga, falaq or fallagas) is the
traditional punishment on the soles of the feet of Middle
East, Greece, Turkey, and in general the Muslim countries.
It is actually the name of the device for immobilizing the feet,
equiv alent to the European stocks. It is a thick and long pole
with a rope tied at its ends. The rope hangs loosely from the pole
in the form of a "U". The bare feet of the punished are put inside the
rope and the pole is turned, making the rope tighten, until the ankles are
firmly pressed against the pole. Two men hold the ends of the pole about
waist height, and then the soles are beaten. When no falaka is available, the
feet are bound with a rope, and held in the air by two men in the same fashion.
Text: http://www.ecstagony.com/eng/info/artinst/bastifala.htm
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