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| Obama's grandmother in Mecca for 'Hajj' ceremony |
| 2009-11-25 |
| The grandmother of US president Barack Obama has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 'Hajj' or Islamic pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, a Saudi daily said on Wednesday. Sarah Obama, 87, is being accompanied by a nephew and Obama's cousin, Omran. On Wednesday Sarah Obama was in the valley of Mina with an African delegation, according to the Saudi daily Okaz. Obama, the mother of the American president's father, lives in a village in Kenya and is one of the many guests of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud. About two million Muslims converge on Mecca each year for the Hajj pilgrimage but Saudi officials were expecting fewer pilgrims this year due to the threat of the H1N1 virus known as swine flu. Crowds of pilgrims have been converging on the holy city of Mecca in recent days, and started the Hajj rites on Wednesday. At the weekend, Saudi health authorities said that four people attending the Hajj had died from the H1N1 virus but sought to play down the risk. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is an obligation for all able-bodied Muslims to attend at least once during their lives, provided they can afford it. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 spot on 49pan. plenty of stink in the man himself. no need to stray afield. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-11-25 23:48 |
| #7 If she is a muslim then she is good to go here and any compalints are just sour grapes. We, the United Stated, elected a racist Muslim bigot. His grandmother, no matter the slime he is, is off limits. I firmly believe we need to be better than the left and not defile the extended family, this is what makes us better than the bitter left. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-11-25 23:34 |
| #6 hmmm - it appears we may have been misled /s |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-25 19:36 |
| #5 I'm surprised Obama himself isn't there |
| Posted by: chris 2009-11-25 18:41 |
| #4 Obama, the mother of the American president's father.....is one of the many guests of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud. Appears the bowing paid off. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-25 16:25 |
| #3 Q: Why is Obama not muslim? A: Because in his universe there can be only one 'perfect man'. (himself). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-11-25 15:28 |
| #2 It's his paternal grandmother. The maternal grandmother, the white one, the typical white racist, who raised him, died the week before the election. Barry was to busy to visit her death bed. She knew something. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-11-25 13:28 |
| #1 I recall reports that she's not Muslim and is white, this is a BAD idea. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-11-25 13:23 |