[Illbay]

That he isn't a Muslim (which is typically true of the Ba'athists).

FWIW, did you know that the Ba'athist leader of Syria, Bashar al-Assad isn't a Muslim at all, but an Alawite?

[this_ol_patriot]

FWIW, did you know that the Ba'athist leader of Syria, Bashar al-Assad isn't a Muslim at all, but an Alawite?

What is that...some kind of eel?

Actually if anyone wants to know what that is click here.

[this_ol_patriot]

"The Alawites celebrate the same festivals as most other Shi'is, like Idu l-Fitr, Idu l-Kabir and Ashura. But they also celebrate some of the same festivals as the Christians, like Christmas and Epiphany, as well as Nawruz, which originally is the Zoroastrian New Year."