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12 Jul 2016, 5:53 pm
It's the city of Baltimore, a liberal mecca that brooks no police misconduct. [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 6:10 pm
Based in the fashion Mecca of New York City, the clothing house was sold to Philips Van Heusen in 2002 and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH. [read post]
24 Feb 2008, 9:06 pm
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe: Knockoff Oscars: 2008 Plagiarius awards announcedNo touch of mink: TTAB rules that "Mink" is misdescriptive for synthetic shoesOne ring to rule them both: PA court rules c.z. engagement ring didn't invalidate prenupBrutta figura: Fakes, immigrant sweatshop labor cheapen "Made in Italy" labelItalianate… [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 9:41 am
The prosecutor agreed and ordered the sites blocked ahead of a full hearing on the matter. 3: Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz Whitewashed Overnight Finally today, Jeanmarie Evelly at DNAinfo New York reports that, in New York, the well-known graffiti “museum” 5Pointz was whitewashed overnight, with all of the artwork being destroyed with white paint. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 12:28 pm
“This is like a pilgrimage to Mecca. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 11:54 am
Tex. 1983) (converting to Islam is BFOQ for pilots who fly to Mecca, when under Saudi law non-Muslims who go to Mecca are to be executed), aff’d without op., 746 F.2d 810 (5th Cir. [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 1:35 am
The Prophet (PBH) was born in Mecca and he received his first revelation in Mecca. [read post]
18 Feb 2016, 12:01 am
The British were aided by the Hashemite tribe of Arabs from Mecca, who conquered most of the Arabian Peninsula (but not Medina). [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 1:01 am
The British were aided by the Hashemite tribe of Arabs from Mecca, who conquered most of the Arabian Peninsula (but not Medina). [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 9:04 am
Oxford, Mississippi is touted as the “Cultural Mecca of the South” because musicians, artists and writers alike find inspiration in Oxford’s rich history, small town charm and creative community. [read post]
15 May 2019, 9:00 pm
In Phoenix, Central Avenue is a mecca among street racers and three racers were killed on a stretch of the avenue near Butler Drive in 2016. [read post]
10 Mar 2020, 6:10 am
More immediately, the king has taken the unprecedented step of shutting the holy cities in Mecca and Medina to pilgrims. [read post]
31 Oct 2015, 1:20 pm
The Muslim hajj – the mass pilgrimage to Mecca – is tied to the lunar calendar, raising the possibility that it may fall during the summer, when risks of hyperthermia would be greatest. [read post]
25 Jul 2018, 8:38 am
And what a hideous triumph in the market-place before all the country, when all the mangled organ pipes, vestments, both copes and surplices, together with the leaden cross which had newly been sawn down from the Green-yard pulpit and the service-books and singing books that could be carried to the fire in the public market-place were heaped together....The first act of Muslim iconoclasm dates to the beginning of Islam, in 630, when the various statues of Arabian deities housed in the Kaaba in… [read post]
14 Jan 2016, 1:59 pm
But (not surprisingly, for regular readers of our posts) our most memorable afternoon was spent in that mecca of popular culture, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 5:04 am
The Prophet's life following the first revelations to him in 610 is typically divided into two periods: one in the city of Mecca (610–622) and one in the city of Medina (622–632). [read post]
Fisherman in Yemen haul in a dead sperm whale and discover, inside it, ambergris worth $1.5 million.
2 Jun 2021, 10:31 am
The Turks use it in cooking, and also carry it to Mecca, for the same purpose that frankincense is carried to St. [read post]
1 Nov 2015, 1:50 pm
” The 1985 Campaign for Houston sponsored advertisements in which local allergist Steven Hotze warned that the city would “become a homosexual mecca if we permit laws that encourage more homosexuals to settle here, increasing the threat to your health…. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 8:37 pm
Doctors from the United Kingdom, scientists from Israel, academics from Argentina, and engineers from Japan have contributable skills, and aiding their entry to fill shortages in many critical areas will ensure America’s preeminent role as the intellectual and entrepreneurial mecca of the 21st century. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 9:23 am
” Thus did malpractice cases work their way through Texas courts for the better part of 160 years, from statehood all the way up until the early 2000s, when supporters of tort reform began portraying the state as a “lawsuit mecca” and “judicial hellhole,” wherein “jackpot justice” reigned. [read post]
