 Get to know Saudi Executioner Abdallah al Bishi. Just a regular guy, a pious guy, a guy who swings a sword with the best, a guy following in his Daddy's curly-toed slippers. He's taken over 100 heads. He is just one of at least 6 Executioners in Saudi. But Abdallah rates, since his stomping chopping ground is Mecca - though sometimes he plays an away game. As the Lebanese TV interviewer says, "There is no negotiating with him, once the heads have ripened." In addition to heads, he also handles lopping off hands and feet. An all-around kind of guy. |
 | When he was told he would be carrying out his first execution - he didn't know why he had been summoned - he said, "No problem." ("mafi mushkila")... though he did admit, "Every person is a bit worried when he starts a new job... and is afraid he might fail.". He's beheaded many friends, he says, but those are the breaks. He sez knocking off 3, 4, 5, or 6 in a sitting is no big deal, nor does it matter if they be wymyns or myn. See his children, not the wifey - I'm sure she's tied up somewhere out back - his son Badr will soon be following in his slippersteps in Riyadh... hear his tale of pride. Insh'allah. |
| Worthy. Not something you see everyday. Thank your lucky stars. |
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