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8 Sep 2019, 5:22 am
The Al-Aqsa Mosque, which according to Islamic tradition represents the site of “the Farthest Mosque” to which Mohammed traveled from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca during his Night Journey. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 1:01 am
And as ruler of Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities of Islam, he was able to act as a counter weight to the Sultan’s call for jihad against the infidels. [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 2:45 pm
But photos of Mecca, or stuff blessed by screeners in 2011? [read post]
21 Nov 2007, 12:25 pm
The explosions will be near simultaneous with the city specifically chosen in different time zones to allow for multiple attacks at the same time.The 22nd of October will mark the final day of Ramadan as it will fall in Mecca, Al-Qaeda will automatically be blamed for the attacks later through Al-Jazeera, Osama Bin Laden will issue a video message claiming responsibility for what he dubs "America's Hiroshima". [read post]
28 May 2007, 6:45 am
As CommonWealth magazine reported: If the Legislature does give communities the power to levy their own meals tax on top of the state’s 5% take, it could be a boon not only to Boston and Cambridge but also to Cape Cod and the Berkshires, as well as the shopping meccas of Burlington and Saugus. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 12:07 pm
“It’s going to resonate around the country now that we are the mecca of the occupation,” he said. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 7:44 am
Other scholars, such as Harvard University’s Edward Glaeser, envision universities helping to power the new “skilled city,” where high wages and social amenities attract enough talent to enable even higher-cost urban meccas to compete. [read post]
8 May 2012, 11:00 am
In the 1970s, the National Park Service deeded the land to New York City with the stipulation that the historic site, originally a silent film mecca in the 1920s, continue to be used for film purposes. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 6:44 pm
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4 Feb 2009, 2:14 pm
It is also interesting to note that scholars are unanimous in holding that the face must be uncovered during circumambulation of the Kaaba in Mecca, during what is arguably considered a peak moment of Islamic spirituality. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 3:27 am
In a nutshell, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Pakistan had negotiated with Saudi company Dallah a contract whereby Dallah would provide services (building accomodation in particular) for Pakistani pilgrims visiting Mecca for the Hajj. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 10:03 pm
As I was prepping for my trip to music mecca tomorrow (SXSW in Austin), I was checking out various music blogs to catch up on some of the 1,300 acts playing. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 7:11 am
That philosophy is still active, in Mecca, for instance, where the entire area around the Kaaba complex is being remade as a high-end mixed-use complex. [read post]
22 Dec 2015, 9:44 am
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. [read post]
21 Feb 2022, 12:01 am
During a pilgrimage to Mecca in April 1964 Malcolm reported that seeing Muslims of all colors worshiping together caused him to reject the view that all whites were devils. [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 12:01 am
If wine is not your thing, Asheville is also a mecca for craft beer lovers. [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 10:00 am
The only thing missing from this conspiracy theory of the highest order is a “Protocols of the Elders of Mecca. [read post]
25 Dec 2011, 6:34 am
A mecca for Wonderful Life fans. [read post]
20 Aug 2012, 10:35 am
Saudi Arabia refuses to acknowledge there are slums in Mecca and Medina, though more than one-third of the population is foreigners and nearly half of those, 4,000,000 people or more, are probably illegal. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 7:00 am
A few months ago I was fortunate to be on a panel with Tommi Avicolli Mecca, a queer writer and activist who works with the Housing Rights Committee in San Francisco. [read post]
