What is the significance of the Shriner's Middle Eastern garb? Sword, fez,baggy trousers?
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There is no deep meaning behind it. It is almost silly the reason Shriner wear that stuff.\n   First you must understand that Freemasonry is big on ritual. And during the ceremonies you must you the exact wording that is in the book. But you must go from memory you cant read it. Not every mason must memorize just those that wish to take an officers position in the lodge.\nAlthough masons have fun but there is very little if ever alchol.\n   So in the 1870's a few masons want to start a group for masons that focused more on fun and less on ritual. One of these men had just recently return from a tour of the world. And his favorite party was held by and Ahab. So they design the fun and partying group for masons with the same decor for this party he had gone to. You would think the answer would be deep then that but i am a mason and a Shriner. And every Shriner meeting is a party. This atmosphere attract more people and it is one of the reasons why Shriner's are able to do so much good. I went to my grand lodges web page and this was the answer they gave. Look yourself mainemason.org
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The name of the head covering is yarmulke, which means fear of the king.  It sereves as a reminder that God is above us. \n\nAlso, from the description of the priestly garments worn in the Temple, it is understood that it is proper to cover one's head while in the service and presence of God.
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Some pious (Chassidic) Jews wear long sidelocks because they interpret the law to mean that one may not shave the temple at all.\n\nIn addition to the influence of Torah on appearance, there are those Jews who wear a beard and sideburns because they want to appear Jewish.\n\nThis means that those Jews who display Jewish hairstyles and clothes attain existential validation in the same fashion as those who wear a uniform or those who display a symbol such as a Mogen David or a cross on their lapel. Existential validation is sought by all of us as we seek to present ourselves to others in everyday life. The presentation which we promote leads to the “looking glass self”, as Cooley called it. What we wear, what we say, how we confront others is reflected in the manner which others exhibit toward us. Hence the “looking glass” self. Therefore, the Jew who wears a distinctively Jewish form of attire seeks to be treated as a Jew.\n\nWe Jews are of course not the only ones to wear beards and ear locks and black clothes. Some fundamentalist Christians do this also. So the story is told of the Jewish woman who meets a man on a train. The man wears a black hat and black suit. A “secular” Jew, she berates the man and says: “You orthodox Jews embarrass us all. Your clothes and beard cause anti-Jewish hatred.” “ I am not Jewish,” says the man. “I am Amish and we wear black clothes and beards. It is our tradition.” “Of course,” says the Jewish secularist. “You have every right to wear such clothes and you are to be commended for carrying on your cultural tradition.”
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They believe that Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari), former emperor of Ethiopia is God (Jah) incarnate. Some symbols of their religion include dreadlocks and smoking marijuana (called ganja),
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Salam,\n\nPBUH = Peace Be Upon Him\n\nWe ask Allah (SWT) send peace and blessings on him and Allah (SWT), in return sends the same to us.\n\nWe ask Allah (SWT) to bless all of the Prophets.
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He built the "Mourning Wall", a symbol in Islamic culture. It was connected to his palace, but it's all thats left after they were attacked multiple times during the Crusades.
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There was confusion over the difference in the naming of a cotton comforter and a down comforter.  In fact the debate got so heated that the muslims and jews started fighting over it.  In one form or another, people are still being killed today over religion.
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I don't know what exactly they wear but I thought this might help you in your report. Iraq was not even a country until after World War I. It was part of the Ottaman Empire and then was taken over by the League of Nations after World War I. I think they finally got their freedom in 1932.
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You need to find who the Mullah or Cleric was that thought that one up.  Like the great portion of Islamic "law" it's not supported in the Koran but was tacked on by some old nasty bearded guy sitting cross legged on the floor of his Madrass school after a long day of poisioning the minds of young boys with hatred.  He was bored, smoking on his hooka with nothing better to do than inflict more burdensome, nonsensincal rules on the unwitting.  Be reasonable... Do you seriously, SERIOUSLY think Allah cares if you, or any man or woman wears gold or not???  Get a life or change religions.\n\nThe idea that it helps differentiate males from females makes NO sense at all because, if you can't tell the difference and you are old enough to buy jewelry, you have much more serious issues than whether to wear gold or not.
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Ashura:\n\n"This day is of particular significance to Shi'a Muslims, who consider Hussein the third Imam and a rightful successor of Muhammad. Many Shi'a make pilgrimages on Ashurah to the Mashhad al-Husayn, the shrine in Karbala, Iraq that is traditionally held to be Husayn's tomb. Shi'as also express mourning by thumping their chests. This is intended to connect them with Husayn's suffering and death. Husayn's martyrdom is widely interpreted by Shi'a as a symbol of the struggle against injustice, tyranny, and oppression. The regime of Saddam Hussein saw this as a potential threat and banned Ashurah commemorations for many years. In neighboring Iran, the festival became a major political symbol during the Islamic Revolution, as also occurred in the Lebanese Civil War, and in Bahrain during the History of Bahrain. The Iranian Revolution and social and political change and the anti-government uprising of the 1990s."\nRead more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura\n\nDon't forget the other side of the truth, which you can take it from this site which took from Tabari history:\nIslam royal family: http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/rf6_yazid_husayn.htm\n\n\nAlso, for information about Islam look these, these are mostly from non-Muslims. but I'm ex-Muslim I can encourage you to read them:\n\n\nMyths in Islam\nhttp://www.bibleandscience.com/science/quran.htm\n\n\nBeating wives in Muhammed traditions:\nhttp://answering-islam.org.uk/Silas/beating_badawi.htm\n\nread this:\nhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/857518/posts\n&\nhttp://www.abrahamic-faith.com/quran-modern-science.html\n& here presecution stories and convertions:\nhttp://www.persecution.org/newsite/index.php?PHPSESSID=d9a082ce0d7c3e0ffc1c508f53f08a0f\n& Women in Islam\nhttp://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/HT_wims/chapter_3.htm\n& answering to Islam\nhttp://www.answering-islam.org\n& Again responses to fake miracles of Quran\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/wonders.htm\n& Islam and violence ((COOL, HUH??)\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Terrorism/islam_and_violence.html\n& another contraditions\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/\n& one more\nhttp://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/qi032.html\n& Muhammed marriage to 6 years old from a forum this using hadiths\nhttp://pub18.ezboard.com/fbalkansfrm89.showMessage?topicID=45.topic\n& Quran has been corrupted and all the other copies burned!!\nhttp://www.bibleprobe.com/corruptedquran.htm\n& NOw some challenges to quran in producing suras and verses which quran placed as point to claim it is valid. so if anyone bring something similar Quran is not valid.\nTrue Forqan\nhttp://www.islam-exposed.org/furqan/contents.html\nSura like it\nhttp://www.suralikeit.com\nMy try in Kotban Ajeeb\nhttp://kotban.blogspot.com\nMy blogs too:\nhttp://ex-muslim.blogspot.com
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Yes, they are hiding testicles under those garbs.  Anything that has a mustache immediately should receive a groin kick, if you kick hard enough sometimes you can make their bomb vest detonate as they are flying back.\n\nIt looks really awesome.
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Sure he will be a Jewish Muslim homosexual who wears a red clown nose.\n\nTry Therapy, you need it.
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contact the Shriner's organization\nif they can't help\nthey may be able to point you in the right direction\n\ngood luck\nsmile\nand\nGod Bless
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Safeenat Al Mawt\n\nam egyptian
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They put in an order for a few turbans with bullseyes on them for his next few successors.\nHowd you like to be that guy.\n"Hey Abu........... Youre zarqawis successor."\n"Gee . thanks fellas."
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As a muslim let me point out one point that there is no such a thing as an official Islamic dress. All the talk about islamic dresses, veils, khimar, face covers are strictly habits and traditions of the countries and not stated by Islam. By time people put the 2 together and thought that such a dress is Islamic dress. I personally dont think a head scarf (hijab) is an islamic dress and it is just a tradition by the people of the middle east long before Islam. All women I know wear no head cover, they happen to be good muslims and active participants of their society.\n\nBack to your question, kheimar is a long head cover that extends to cover a woman's upper body.
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It is never reveled. Neither is his real name. Fez is short for Foreign Exchange Student