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7 Jul 2009, 12:20 am
Each convert will win a trip to his or her new religion's holy site-- Mecca, the Vatican, Jerusalem or Tibet. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:10 am
Instead, he has heard an outcry from city officials, civil liberties groups and residents who were shocked that the mayor would explore such a strategy in the international tourist mecca known for its uber-liberal outlook. . . . [read post]
8 Mar 2009, 6:30 am
In our prisons, we have a mark in every cell indicating the direction of Mecca.... [read post]
19 Oct 2008, 1:15 pm
Students and government workers are compelled to eat during Ramadan, and the passports of Uighurs have been confiscated across Xinjiang to force them to join government-run hajj tours rather than travel illegally to Mecca on their own. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 4:10 am
The ultimate winner will receive an all-expense paid pilgrimage to Mecca, an automobile, a position as prayer leader in a major mosque, a scholarship to study in Saudi Arabia and $6400 (US) cash. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 9:00 pm
The BBC attributed the attack to a radio broadcast in which Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini contended that "Americans were behind the occupation of Islam's holiest site, the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia" -- a broadcast that the U.S. [read post]
13 Jun 2010, 2:15 pm
While Florida seems to be the mecca for Ponzi Schemes, we are seeing more and more of them across the United States and now north of the border. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 9:28 pm
Truth or not, what I have heard is that this consortium had grossly underbid the Mecca project, fully intending to raise its fee once things got going. [read post]
3 Aug 2007, 12:07 pm
Republican Presidential candidate and anti-immigrant zealot Tom Tancredo never ceases to amaze. [read post]
29 Oct 2013, 8:36 pm
The 5Pointz graffiti artists who sued the owner of a building to protect their artwork have won a temporary restraining order by a federal judge that prevents demolition activities until next month. [read post]
31 Mar 2022, 7:00 am
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars – or duties – of Islam, along with the testimony of faith, prayer, charitable giving, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 9:32 pm
Vibrant neighborhood, generous view corridors, biotech mecca, economic engine, "smart" living, international tourist attraction, housing for people from all walks of life -- it was all lies. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 10:28 am
During his teachings, Muluk said the Koran was not an authentic text, that Muslims should pray only three times a day, and that the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca was not obligatory, witnesses had told the court…. [read post]
11 Dec 2008, 6:30 am
Part 2 says that "the Federal Government must work on erecting a wall of separation between religion and politics," including an end to sponsorship of Mecca and Jerusalem pilgrimages. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 10:40 pm
Attilio Fontana (Northern League) said he "would like to see what would happen if I went to recite the rosary in Mecca. [read post]
28 Apr 2014, 12:41 pm
Yes, that is bulletproof glass in a hoagie shop.Maybe all those assurances that if we just showed more compassion, people would respect the law were, uhhhh, a bit overdrawn.The story, which ends by noting that there is also bulletproof glass in Subway shopsother progressive meccas like Oakland and Detroit, is here. [read post]
18 May 2012, 2:44 am
Gerry Mecca, Vice President of IT - Packaged Beverages, Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) Jake Sagehorn, Managing Director, SCA, Inc. [read post]
3 Oct 2020, 11:08 am
It’s neither in San Francisco nor Silicon Valley, nor, one suspects, in any of the darling coastal cities that were secular meccas until the virus hit. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 9:50 am
Notice that the retirement mecca of Miami has a rather large female-over-male disparity. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 12:05 am
They contain their own mosques, and have bathrooms designed so toilets do not face Mecca. [read post]
