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| Hajj begins Sept 10 this year |
| 2016-09-10 |
| Millions of Muslims from around the world have started arriving in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a central pillar of the Islamic faith that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more than 1,400 years ago and before that the pagans would come to worship the black stone Worshippers from more than 150 countries began gathering on Friday in the city, one of the holiest sites in Islam, to prepare for the five-day pilgrimage which starts on Saturday, September 10 looks like it will be over 106F each day as is usual for this time of year in Mecca To address security concerns, nearly a thousand new surveillance cameras have been installed at Mecca's Grand Mosque, which will monitor crowd numbers, and the Jamarat stoning (a symbolic stoning of the devil based on historic tradition) will be more tightly controlled than in previous years....pilgrims will be given electronic bracelets storing personal and medical information that will help authorities provide care and identify people especially the dead ones. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #13 Frank G I have made this prediction before - once he is no longer POSOTUS, Obama will, to great fanfare,"revert" to Islam. |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2016-09-10 23:20 |
| #12 Mecca, the new test site for the NKor's latest product before delivery to Iran? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2016-09-10 22:39 |
| #11 Prolly not til after his term, when he'll be able to be "more flexible" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-09-10 19:03 |
| #10 Will Obama attend? |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-09-10 17:24 |
| #9 there they go to worship idols of wood and stone again. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-09-10 14:27 |
| #8 Sounds like a target rich environment for someone. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-09-10 13:32 |
| #7 I'm hoping a crane goes all bendy again... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-09-10 12:47 |
| #6 When is the stampede? That's my favorite part. Also the corn dogs and elephant ears. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-09-10 12:20 |
| #5 Test comment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-09-10 12:14 |
| #4 I'm betting on GMO dates. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-09-10 12:08 |
| #3 What's the over / under on deaders this year, 500? |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-09-10 10:29 |
| #2 that's why the Saooodis excluded Iranian hajj attendees...like that'll work |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-09-10 08:53 |
| #1 ...Iranian mischief - and there WILL be some this year - begins the next day. Book it. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-09-10 05:04 |