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19 May 2020, 9:00 pm
He was best known for efforts to tackle fake halal meat and contaminated Zamzam water, which is taken from a well in Mecca and considered sacred by Muslims. [read post]
8 Aug 2023, 10:59 am
Touted as the “Cultural Mecca of the South”, creativity abounds in Oxford as musicians, artists and writers alike find inspiration in Oxford’s rich history, small town charm and creative community. [read post]
5 Sep 2018, 5:03 am
The song in question goes something like this: A woman like a pearl Her highness the great Khadija Who lived like a queen in the holy land of Mecca She called upon the Seal of the Prophets To take charge of her trade caravan At the first sight of him Desire and longing filled her heart When the blessed Messenger of God returned She sought his hand1 Khadija was Muhammad’s first wife. [read post]
29 Jan 2011, 6:33 pm
International luxury property firms depicted the country as a mecca (of the tax-haven variety) for property speculation, a country offering no capital gains taxes on real estate transactions, no stamp duty, and no inheritance tax. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 1:14 am
"Orange County is really a mecca for real estate development clients," says Robert Bell, managing partner of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, which opened an office there this month. [read post]
28 Oct 2022, 1:11 am
Unlike each of those bustling cities and cultural meccas, Tally was quite small, with a miniscule Jewish population—just over 4,000 Jews among its 150,000 residents. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 6:30 am
On behalf of the New York State combat sports community, Standing 8 Court asks that New York State find a way to keep the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden, and boxing’s smaller houses of worship throughout New York, flush with events, fans, and Commission employees capable of making sure everything runs smoothly. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 7:21 am
” These positions prepared her primetime with the Oprah Winfrey Show and her triumphant return to the “Mecca. [read post]
9 Aug 2012, 4:51 pm
Getting to college isn’t easy nowadays, and although Upstart will be broadening its reach beyond the tech Meccas of the country, and encouraging non-tech business growth as well, there are still young people out there whose opportunities are severely limited without access to capital — both financial and social. [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 5:10 am
Coleman, 305 AD2d 151 [1st Dept 2003]; Mecca v. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 7:56 am
" And: Rais Bhuyian is a Muslim, and on what he feared was his deathbed, he promised Allah he would make a pilgrimage to the Hajj in Mecca. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 6:13 am
The movie transports its hero, a struggling author played with panache by Owen Wilson, to the artistic mecca that was Paris in the early 20th century. [read post]
30 May 2012, 4:32 pm
This debate made me recall the touching descriptions by Malcolm X, reprinted in his autobiography, in which he marvels at the racial and ethnic diversity of the Muslims he met on his pilgrimage to Mecca (and the absence of the oppressive racism that he experienced at home): There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. [read post]
26 May 2009, 10:48 am
In fact, one of his more famous quotes on the subject compared the United States civil justice system to piracy on the high seas: “Courts are now meccas for every conceivable unanswered grievance or perceived injury. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 7:26 am
Miami Beach is becoming a mecca for the reinvention of boutique hotels of all sizes, each attempting to bring a different, and in most cases, luxurious experience to the ever-increasing number of visitors to the area. [read post]
21 Nov 2007, 2:09 pm
I'll be there in a few weeks and give you a report, but for the long run much of the smart money is on Shanghai or even other meccas in Southeast Asia such as Singapore. [read post]
15 Oct 2010, 12:31 pm
.), but, given the different procedural environment, reasoning by analogy from federal district court class action rates isn’t a very sound estimation method, and most places with reputations as class action meccas (e.g. [read post]
9 Jan 2011, 5:14 am
In a news conference, local sheriff Clarence Dupnick repeatedly referred to the “vitriol” that had characterised local political discourse, and said that Arizona had become a “mecca for prejudice and bigotry”. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 10:41 am
It turns out the Saudi newspaper Okaz asked one of them: Mecca-based executioner Mohammad Saad al-Biishi. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 8:16 am
The 24-year-old is exploring with internships at Philadelphia’s Citypaper and at R&B Records, a mecca for audiophiles, which stocks one of the country’s largest collections of 45s. [read post]
