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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

They chant "HAIDER!" which is untranslated. What does it mean?

[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

HAIDER

It means lion, and also refers to Ali ibn Abi Talib, a warrior honorific. So it has specific Shia war fighting connotations.

[-] WilsonWilson@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

I hate to post this but grek actually did a pretty good job of explaining it: Battle of Khaybar

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