Word: turbaning
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...Many members of the Arab and Muslim communities have lost their homes, places of worship and businesses to arson—some have even lost their lives. Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Indian gas station owner, was murdered in what was concluded to be a hate crime. Sodhi wore a turban and as a result his attackers believed he was Arab. Even in the liberal bastion of Massachusetts we are not immune to such occurrences, as just last month a mosque was burnt to the ground in the Boston suburb of Springfield. In a country where many people are inadvertently suspicious...
...million Shi'ites, receives visitors, powerful and meek alike, in a plain, bare room in his modest home down a dusty alley in the holy city of Najaf. He sits on the floor with his back to the wall, dressed always in the same simple robe and turban. (An intimate says he hasn't refreshed his wardrobe in 10 years.) He is modest and respectful, and listens more than he talks. But his charisma is striking. His eyes "look into your psyche," says Mohammed Kamil al-Rudaie, a university professor in Baghdad who has met him often...
...some Western minds, an elderly white-bearded figure in a black turban who is adored by the masses evokes the dark image of another Shi'ite mullah: Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, who turned Iran into a stern, inimical Islamic theocracy. Sistani is of a different breed. He has insisted on rapid elections to choose a government reflecting "the will of the people" and forswears any executive role for himself or fellow clerics. But Sistani is equally determined that after 300 years of domination by Iraq's minority Sunnis, the time has come for Shi'ites to take the reins of power...
...Moderate religious teachers acknowledge that some of their fellow ustaz are pushing their students to martyrdom. But they say it is almost impossible to prevent. "I have 300 students," says Syed Daud, a genial 55-year-old ustaz who wears a traditional white cloth turban and runs a school in the countryside near the town of Yala. "But how can you stop five of them being lured away by people who promise they'll go to heaven or won't be hurt by bullets...
...trying to keep pace with the times by adding what he describes as a moodier "jazz and blues" sound. But he's having a hard time keeping out the fun. At a recent recording session in Bombay, he still looked like a cartoon king, decked out in a black turban with sequined band, gold bracelets and chains, and a bright red designer shirt. ("I want the fans to look at Daler Mehndi like a maharajah," Mehndi explains.) He still has the same spring-soled bounce and huge smile. And, in the studio, he's clearly enjoying the music as much...