Farkhunda first visited the Shah-Do Shamshira shrine — named for a foreign warrior who is said to have helped bring Islam to Afghanistan — four weeks before her death.
For Yonsan Johnson, formerly Yonsan Uranus, ne Zhu Yan-Qing (like many people in China, Yonson has adopted a more English-sounding name), the inciting event came in the form of the cover of an issue of Dime magazine he found in his military barracks in 2009—he looked down and saw the eyes of a resolute, dignified foreign warrior peering out at him.
The message read: "The foreign warriors are killing our Muslims," according to the interpreters.
On 8 June 793 C.E., a band of foreign warriors attacked the Christian monastery of Lindisfarne on the English coast, wrecking the church, killing the monks, and making off with all the treasure their ships could hold.
Internal rebellions have engulfed Libya, Syria, and Egypt, with outsiders and foreign warriors fanning the flames.
From her mouth, emerged the Kambhojas, from her udder Barvaras, from her hind Yavanas and Shakas, and from pores on her skin, Haritas, Kiratas and other foreign warriors.
And marines captured a Sudanese man whom they described as a foreign "holy warrior," fighting for the Iraqi president.
Horse-owning was a sign of privilege and power in West Africa, suggesting that this sculpture might represent a wealthy village priest, headman or possibly even a foreign invader, warrior or emissary.
In the latest twist in a bizarre standoff at Kandahar's main hospital, officials said today that 18 wounded but armed foreign holy warriors were brought in together at the end of November, several more than previously described.
That list includes such noted liberal groups as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Wounded Warrior Project, the United States Chamber of Commerce, plus Coca-Cola, Walmart and IBM.
Khweis was most definitely on the conveyer belt into ISIS foreign fighter or mujahid (holy warrior) status.
