2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 14: New ISIL edict: Every man In Mosul must grow a beard, or else

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 14: New ISIL edict: Every man In Mosul must grow a beard, or else

Special to WorldTribune.com By Joanna Paraszcuk, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) group has reportedly issued a decree ordering all men in the Iraqi city of Mosul to grow beards on the grounds that the shaving of facial hair is haram (forbidden) under Shari’a law. A report […]

New ISIL edict: Every man In Mosul must grow a beard, or else

New ISIL edict: Every man In Mosul must grow a beard, or else

Special to WorldTribune.com By Joanna Paraszcuk, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) group has reportedly issued a decree ordering all men in the Iraqi city of Mosul to grow beards on the grounds that the shaving of facial hair is haram (forbidden) under Shari’a law. A report […]