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7 Jan 2007, 8:49 pm
But as he flew over Baghdad's darkened suburbs, he can have known little of the last-minute battle waged between top Iraqi and American officials — and among the Americans themselves — over whether the execution, fraught with legal ambiguities and Islamic religious sensitivities, should go ahead.American opposition to executing him in haste centered partly on the fact that the Id al-Adha religious holiday, marking the end of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to… [read post]
29 Dec 2019, 12:01 am
NPR relates: . . . tradition says that not a single coffee plant existed outside of Arabia or Africa until the 1600s, when Baba Budan, an Indian pilgrim, left Mecca with fertile beans fastened to a strap across his abdomen. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 4:29 pm
I always knew that the NL would not become the “European mecca” of class action securities litigation. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 3:11 pm
During the primaries election in 2010 then associate Judge Mecca Walker ran to be judge of this court. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 4:00 am
“The court really is a mecca for judiciaries around the world. [read post]
4 May 2011, 10:09 am
On that analysis the law would appear to be unnecessary; New York City is not a third world country starved for luxury goods outlets, it is already a shopping mecca which receives tax dollars from hosting luxury brands retailers as well as tourism dollars from those who come to purchase them. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 11:09 am
Although the area isn’t quite the golfing mecca that it was originally imagined as there are several golfing events in the area that are quite popular in the golfing community. [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 8:45 am
Under Cohen’s tutelage, 5Pointz evolved into a mecca for high-end graffiti art, including works from renowned international artists. [read post]
28 Mar 2020, 3:22 am
In its desire to be a mecca of political correctness, the University of Michigan continues to prioritize the rights of some students over others. [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 9:30 am
The availability of those statutory damages, plus the high risk of problems with service of process, will make the proposed small claims option into a troll Mecca. [read post]
28 May 2009, 2:26 am
But never before has a Governor faced a Senate appointment with such portentous consequence for the long term health of her state.Any resident of Delaware is aware that the first state's status as America's incorporation Mecca generates nearly a third of the state's budget. [read post]
9 Apr 2017, 5:17 am
could turn NYC into a progressive mecca, and before BdB got his butt kicked by the police union. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 10:27 am
With a background in American Studies and archival management, I considered the Library of Congress Mecca! [read post]
17 Aug 2009, 2:22 pm
Alas all these years they have been lied to about the cause of that grief.Not only did Washington not want the awful truth to emerge, but Mrs Thatcher, a few - very few - in the stratosphere of Whitehall and certain officials of the Crown Office in Edinburgh, who owe their subsequent careers to the Lockerbie investigation, were compliant.It all started in July 1988 with the shooting down by the warship USS Vincennes of an Iranian airliner carrying 290 pilgrims to Mecca - without an… [read post]
28 Feb 2024, 4:00 am
In addition to being a money-making ratings champ, the station enjoyed an energetic culture with a growth trajectory and had become a mecca for attracting more talent than it could ever hire. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 3:53 pm
We arrived a few months before the Grand Mosque in Mecca was seized and the American hostages were taken in Iran. [read post]
28 May 2012, 8:04 am
It's no wonder that the Finance Ministry sees Berger as one of its greatest enemies.Of course, Berger is also familiar with the latest mecca for Germans seeking to optimize their tax structure: Malta. [read post]
22 Feb 2008, 3:10 pm
I think a lot of people view the Library of Congress as sort of a mecca for the librarian profession, and I try to do my best to cater to the diversity of audiences that the library itself serves. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 11:56 am
Chief Judge Biery’s order does allow students “to make the sign of the cross, wear religious garb, or kneel to face Mecca. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 8:19 pm
At the risk of forever being labeled a nerd’s nerd, one of the Top 5 most-awesome experiences of my life came during one of those summers when, in a less-than-3-hours span, I met Jonathan Ive showing off a G4 Cube in Apple’s cafeteria, had a 15-minute technical conversation with Avie Tevanian about his Mach kernel, and as I was walking with the Campus Rep group back to our room I made a comment along the lines of “This is like a trip to Mecca” or something… [read post]
