Wahhabis never shave

A commentator at Chapati Mystery, on a post about Islamic symbolism, linked to 'cultural cards' that are handed out to US troops in Iraq. One definition is of a Wahhabi:

WAHABBIs [sic]: Puritanical Muslims from the Hanbali school of Sunni Islam. Never shave their beards.

I haven't shaved in five years, but I'll be sure to do so before I fly to Baghdad.

Comments

[Abdul Rahman Hilmi]

bismillah
assalamu alaikum
I never knew that the different male head wear have different meanings. Come to think of it, it is true that the red ones are mainly worn by citizens of kingdoms and the black ones are worn by citizens of republics. But I'm certain their explaination of the white head wear is wrong.

assalamu alaikum

[Abu Muhammad]

And when you go there, remember not to take constructive criticism as an insult :)

Some of the observations seems really weird generalisations and on top of that these are projected as cultural tones. I mean how can it be understood as a manifestation of Iraqi culture that 'they often reply with what the questioner wants to hear'. The import is that most of them are compulsive prevaricators.

wassalam