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Ban on beard-shaving extended across Bajaur |
2007-02-15 |
The ban on shaving of men’s beards has been extended across Bajaur Agency and violators will have to pay a Rs 5,000 fine, Ghulam Khan, president of the barbers association, said on Wednesday. “It has been unanimously decided that there will be a ban on shaving beards all over Bajaur Agency,” Ghulam Khan told reporters in Khar, regional headquarters of Bajaur Agency. The ban on shaving men’s beards was imposed following distribution of pamphlets from an unidentified militant group on Sunday that the practice was “un-Islamic”. “No excuse will be accepted for violating the ban and violators will have to pay a Rs 5,000 fine,” Ghulam Khan said, adding that the political administration had been informed about the barbers’ decision. “We have to take the threat seriously because no one can guarantee our security if we ignore the warning,” the chief barber added. Meanwhile, some youths have decided to secretly hire a barber to shave their beards every week. “The barber will come to a secret place and shave our beards because we don’t want to grow it,” the youths told Daily Times. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 A ban on beard-shaving - talk about your pinnacle of religious thought and philosophy. Of course, it is not really about religion, is it? It is all about power and intimidation. |
Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-15 16:32 |
#3 Sooo… Ghulam what’s “un-Islamic” this week? I dunno Mahmood...last week it wuz pictures of pigs. Hmmm…hows bout chin whiskers…it’s an oldie but it’s always a goodie. Yessss…that’s it…Jiiiihaaaadiiiayyyeeee! |
Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-02-15 13:42 |
#2 But the seculars support the hardliners. They believe "All muslims are brothers". The seculars are ridden with guilt because they are not good enough muslims. Part of the reason why some of them trip and turn rabid jihadi.. |
Posted by: john 2007-02-15 05:41 |
#1 It would be about time that the "seculars" put a ban on beards. Anyne wearing a beard would be shaved, whipped, fined and charged for the cost |
Posted by: JFM 2007-02-15 03:58 |