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Tag Archives: Hajj
Finding the Right Time
Sure, Trump is itching to strike. There is no other way out of the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz. And deep inside, he knows he has caused the mess. Boots on the ground have been attempted on Easter and … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA
Tagged Donald Trump, Eid al-Adha, Hajj, insider trading, Islamabad, Strait of Hormuz, TACO, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
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Twenty Years On in Saudi Arabia
Since I have retired from my professional life a couple of years ago, it was every now and then tempting to write sort of memoirs here on this blog and elsewhere. These days I have once more looked, with horror, … Continue reading
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized
Tagged allah, climate change, Hajj, Heat stroke, Islam, Mecca, religion
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Desecrated Mecca
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulazis, will be held responsible for the 700 plus fatal casulaties of another stampede at Mina and hundreds more seriously injured during this year’s hajj. The safety of … Continue reading
The Head of the Snake
In the alleged Iranian government assassination plot involving the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel al-Jubeir the Iranian-American prime suspect Manssour Arbabsiar yesterday pleaded not guilty. In view of what has been made public about the so far more … Continue reading
The Farewell Sermon of the Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.)
I was sitting in an airplane of Saudi Arabian Airline. It had turned out to be extremely difficult for me, the infidel, to get the visa for the, at least for foreigners, isolated country of Islam. Countless times I had … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Religion
Tagged Arafat Day, Eid ul Adha, Farewell Sermon, Hajj, Jesus, Makkah, Prophet Muhammad, Saudi-Arabia, Sermon on the Mount
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