Home· Settings· Breaking · FrontPage · Extended · Editorial · Activism · News

Prayer  PrayerRequest  SCOTUS  ProLife  BangList  Aliens  HomosexualAgenda  GlobalWarming  Corruption  Taxes  Congress  Fraud  MediaBias  GovtAbuse  Tyranny  Obama  Biden  Elections  POLLS  Debates  TRUMP  TalkRadio  FreeperBookClub  HTMLSandbox  FReeperEd  FReepathon  CopyrightList  Copyright/DMCA Notice 

Monthly Donors · Dollar-a-Day Donors · 300 Club Donors

Click the Donate button to donate by credit card to FR:

or by or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $23,996
29%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 29%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: hajji

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Epithet shows cultural divide (New word for Iraqis)

    09/30/2003 5:52:26 AM PDT · by mykdsmom · 18 replies · 296+ views
    News and Observer ^ | September 30, 2003 | JAY PRICE
    BAGHDAD -- World War II had its "krauts," Vietnam had its "gooks," and now, the War on Terrorism has its own dehumanizing name: "hajji. " That's what many U.S. troops across Iraq and in coalition bases in Kuwait now call anyone from the Middle East or South Asia. Soldiers who served in Afghanistan say it also is used there. Among Muslims, the word is used mainly as a title of respect. It means "one who has made the hajj ," the pilgrimage to Mecca . That's not how soldiers use it. Some talk about "killing some hajjis" or "mowing down...