Green Energy
Check out Brooke's posting on the topic.
Brief excerpt:
Be sure to read the CNN article, too.
- It's Thanksgiving And ...
President Obama Releases 'Special' Hajj Message...From the LA Times: LATimes - Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha....
- Swine Flu Interferes With The Hajj
Maybe Allah is trying to tell the stone-kissers something? From CNN: Two Hajj pilgrims from Iran have contracted the H1N1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency. [...] The latest cases highlights concerns that the Muslim...
- Terrorists Say, Look At Cnn's Coverage Of The Hajj - It Proves We're Winning
Congratulations, CNN. You ought to be proud of yourselves. You have convinced those who want to take us back to the Dark Ages that they are already successful in their efforts. We used to call that, giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Now we call it...
- Hajj 2007: No Major Incidents; Only 610 Dead
In preparations for the Hajj 2007, Saudi Arabia "spent more than $1 billion on renovations and safety measures for the pilgrims". The hajj was proclaimed "a success", as there were no traditional stampedes that seem to be an important attribute of this...
- Flying While Muslim
(All emphases by Always On Watch) Just in time for the Hajj, which begins on December 29, CAIR, now the legal representative of five of the six praying imams and pursuing an out-of-court settlement, is stirring the pot: American Muslims making a religious...
Green Energy
Hajj 2009 Begins
Check out Brooke's posting on the topic.
Brief excerpt:
Today is the beginning of the Hajj, an annual event in which Muslims must trample each other running figure eights around a big black cube which contains a rock inside a bedpan.This year's Hajj also brings with it concerns about H1N1 virus, and Brooke cites CNN for some details:
Dr. Asif Saberi gives them a short lecture on how to prepare and encourages everyone to have their shots at least seven days before traveling. He says the Saudi government is doing a lot to protect pilgrims, but "the magnitude of the problem is the magnitude of the numbers of people who attend the Hajj."Read Brooke's entire posting HERE.
When it comes to using hand sanitizer and wearing masks, Saberi says he encounters confusion about religious dictates and flu prevention. According to Muslim beliefs, for example, men in a state of pilgrimage should not wear any stitched items or touch alcohol. So what about wearing face masks or using alcohol-based sanitizers?
Be sure to read the CNN article, too.
- It's Thanksgiving And ...
President Obama Releases 'Special' Hajj Message...From the LA Times: LATimes - Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha....
- Swine Flu Interferes With The Hajj
Maybe Allah is trying to tell the stone-kissers something? From CNN: Two Hajj pilgrims from Iran have contracted the H1N1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency. [...] The latest cases highlights concerns that the Muslim...
- Terrorists Say, Look At Cnn's Coverage Of The Hajj - It Proves We're Winning
Congratulations, CNN. You ought to be proud of yourselves. You have convinced those who want to take us back to the Dark Ages that they are already successful in their efforts. We used to call that, giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Now we call it...
- Hajj 2007: No Major Incidents; Only 610 Dead
In preparations for the Hajj 2007, Saudi Arabia "spent more than $1 billion on renovations and safety measures for the pilgrims". The hajj was proclaimed "a success", as there were no traditional stampedes that seem to be an important attribute of this...
- Flying While Muslim
(All emphases by Always On Watch) Just in time for the Hajj, which begins on December 29, CAIR, now the legal representative of five of the six praying imams and pursuing an out-of-court settlement, is stirring the pot: American Muslims making a religious...