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Maybe I'm an overly sensitive infidel but see if you can find what pisses me off about the following paragraph from Reuters.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Muslim leaders gather in the holy city of Mecca this week to find ways of tackling religious extremism, social challenges and political divisions which Saudi Arabia says have plunged the Islamic world in crisis.
Give up? "The holy city of Mecca"? Excuse me? When did that become a fact? Sure Mecca is "holy" to some people but it is not "holy" to most people. Indeed many would consider Mecca to be the opposite of holy.
Quick, which other cities does Reuters automatically and unself-consciously label "holy"? I can't think of one. Jerusalem? Rome? Kyoto? Salt Lake City? If I read that I'll let you know but I'm not holding my breath.
In the meantime, if you meet a reporter from Reuters, slap some sense into him.
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Holy Dhimmitude!
Maybe I'm an overly sensitive infidel but see if you can find what pisses me off about the following paragraph from Reuters.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Muslim leaders gather in the holy city of Mecca this week to find ways of tackling religious extremism, social challenges and political divisions which Saudi Arabia says have plunged the Islamic world in crisis.
Give up? "The holy city of Mecca"? Excuse me? When did that become a fact? Sure Mecca is "holy" to some people but it is not "holy" to most people. Indeed many would consider Mecca to be the opposite of holy.
Quick, which other cities does Reuters automatically and unself-consciously label "holy"? I can't think of one. Jerusalem? Rome? Kyoto? Salt Lake City? If I read that I'll let you know but I'm not holding my breath.
In the meantime, if you meet a reporter from Reuters, slap some sense into him.
- Muhammad’s Birthplace To Be Razed: Bulldozers To Demolish Site Steps Away From Mecca’s Grand Mosque In Multi-billion Dollar Redevelopment Plan
From the Times of Israel: Bulldozers are set to demolish a building in Mecca situated right above the site believed by scholars to be the birthplace of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The Saudi Binladin Group, which is charged with redeveloping the...
- Night Club “mecca” Renamed After Reactions From Muslims
No name is a good name for the dhimmis in the Ukraine. KIEV (Cihan) - A nightclub in Ukraine, which was scheduled to be opened with the name of “Mecca”, was renamed after reactions from the Muslim community in the country. Ukraine Mufti Sheikh Ahmed...
- 'makkah Mean Time' Should Replace 'greenwich Mean Time', Say Muslim Scientists And Clerics!
Photo of the Ka’aba in Makkah (Mecca) courtesy of Google Images BBC: Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth. Mecca is the direction all Muslims...
- The March To Mecca - For Gay Rights
Greg Gutfeld is a friggin' genius (Thanks to Olivia): PRESS RELEASEEMBARGO DATE: December 15, 2006, 4 PM. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM AND TOLERANCE, AND IN HARMONY WITH OUR GAY MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THE FIRST MARCH TO MECCA,...
- Holy Pilgrimage!
...