Why did Osama Bin Laden feel it necessary to dye his facial hair black for his latest taunt to the US?

Question

Message to purplevoodoo, are you suggesting that Bin Laden is aiming his words at very young impressionable muslims who have never heard of hair dye?

Answer 1

He didn't actually dye it, he just washed out the crusty soup that was stuck in it before.

Answer 2

Strict Islamic law (of the sort that a fundamentalist such as OBL would follow) according to many Islamic scholars forbids Muslims to use black dye on their hair, with some Muslim scholars stating there is one exception: when waging jihad or when at war with the Kuffar, or unbelievers - when it is permissible for Muslim soldiers to dye their beards black to impress their enemy with their appearance and thereby appear more formidable. The black beard, like the "invitation" to convert to Islam, very likely indicates belligerent intent.

Answer 3

Old "Bin Liner" is Dead this is a waxwork dummy complete with movable jaw. (the only bit that moves) and a carefully edited tape repeating the same old fanatical rants. when will he learn he isn't going to win, heed the lessons learnt by the Romans, Napoleon, Kaiser, Adolph Hitler All of those won nil .Civilisation Won four, Go back to your cave and weep old man.

Answer 4

Well you gotta look good if you are going to plan the deaths of thousands of inocent people. The gray haired old fart look just does'nt get you the respect you deserve as a mass murderer. Personaly i would'nt mind tieing his beard to a high branch of a tree and shoot him in the azz with rock salt repeatedly. I am sick of seeing friends and fellow soldiers die or get injured over this BS war.

Answer 5

He is just a man!

We are all concerned with how we look and how we are perceived. I think old Osama Bin Laden is just as vain as any of us and he wants to appear youthful, virile and strong for his opponents.

No one in powerful positions wants to come across as ailing, weak, ill or losing their grip. My guess is that he has reason to bolster his appearance - maybe he is ill or more frail and we are supposed to be put off this notion by "his new virile" look.

It's predictable and It's a man thing.
Sorry chaps, no offence meant.

Answer 6

i think of this is the form of factor that the infamous Rev. Wright replaced into ranting approximately in his sermons. in case you hear to the entire sermon, he comments on issues like how we funded Bin weighted down, left him putting and now Bin weighted down is out for revenge in any respect expenses. lower back, he soured his message to three quantity by ability of making an extremely politically charged statements with some un American sentiment yet he replaced into precise while he reported that the flaws we've finished and our regulations international extensive, quite interior the middle east is coming decrease back to hang-out us.

Answer 7

Muslims are so "moral of the day" and so "relatives" in their religion interpretation and moral inclination...but, hahaha... is true, how can somebody think about make such declarations of war, blood, murder, freedom and religion without even dying his hair...the video is real, only a muslim could make both things and still thing is "logical".

Answer 8

I fear Mr. Bin Laden has been dead lo these several years. His stand-in is a little younger, hence the blackened locks.

Whenever the W administration needs a shot in the arm, the facsimilie is trotted out.

Oh well . . .

Answer 9

He's the lastest model for Just For Men hair dye.

Answer 10

It has obviously backfired but his intention was probably to ensure he looked healthy and not like an old man with his greying beard. He wants to appear strong to his followers and to the media.