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2006-12-31 Arabia

Muslim Pilgrims Perform Hajj Stoning Ceremony

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Despite the inflated prices at cheap hotels, the Hajj is a money loser for Saudi Arabia.

The visitors typically don't buy very much in the way of trinkets because Wahabi rules prohibit artistically embellished items. Of course the main problem is building infrastructure for a one time a year event.

Posted by mhw 2006-12-31 10:03|| 2006-12-31 10:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The jamarat had it coming for flashing its tits like that.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-31 10:11|| 2006-12-31 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Despite the inflated prices at cheap hotels, the Hajj is a money loser for Saudi Arabia.

Oh no. EVERYTHING is inflated. In fact even now with oil at near record levels the Saudis keep a close watch money they collect throgh the Hadj.

Piss poor countries like Bangla desh are fattenning the Saudis. Remember the 500 million $ who were given to Afganistan for reconstruction after the libertaion of Kabul? A

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-12-31 10:24|| 2006-12-31 10:24|| Front Page Top

#4 ...will milk that amount out of the rubes several times over...

Gotta admire a scam that's still paying off after 1400 years.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-12-31 12:19|| 2006-12-31 12:19|| Front Page Top

#5 And yeah, the top of that things does look like a swimming pool, an empty one. The magic of water chemistry seems to have somehow evaded them.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-31 15:32|| 2006-12-31 15:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Fred: "Take that, Satan!... Ow!... Is he allowed to throw back?"

yep Satan is doing mighty fine red on red in Iraq.

Posted by Iraqi Chewbacci 2006-12-31 16:00|| 2006-12-31 16:00|| Front Page Top

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