No Mecca for you

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Ryan Northcott (hat tip Tao of Defiance):

While I’m sure its fairly common knowledge that Non-Muslims are not allowed into Mecca, it made it real for me when I saw this picture.

From Wikipedia -
Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter Mecca. Road blocks are stationed along roads leading to the city. As one might expect, the existence of “forbidden cities” and the mystery of the Hajj aroused intense curiosity in European travellers. A number of them pretended to be Muslims and entered the city of Mecca and then the Kaaba to experience the Hajj for themselves. The most famous account of a foreigner’s journey to Mecca is A Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Mecca and Al-Madina, written by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Burton traveled as a Qadiri Sufi from Afghanistan; his name, as he signed it in Arabic below his frontpiece portrait for “The Jew, The Gypsy and al-Islam,” was al-Hajj ‘Abdullah.

In the comment section of Ryan Northcott's post, Hamza said:

I can understand your anguish at the sign. there is only one way in, you need to say …La ila ha ila llah..there is no god except Allah…and believe it!

i hope to see you there one day amongst the believers in ONE God.

To which Ryan Northcott replied:

I don’t think you do understand my anguish Hamza….because you are welcome in my world. If I saw you on the street I wouldn’t walk away, look away, put a sign saying you are not welcome. I would embrace your belief while still adhering to my own, because that’s what makes us HUMANS wonderful. [snip]

I would like to see the beautiful city of Mecca, but not under false pretenses or forced belief. I think I’ll wait for my National Geographic. Cheers Hamza,

Good point Mr. Northcott.

Linked with other reading:
No surprise: Aljazeera Lies, Boker tov, Boulder!

This drives me insane. Here's what passes for "News" from the Middle East at english.aljazeera.net --

I did what I felt was right, Don Singleton The Democratic Base Has Gone Insane!, Right Wing Guy From "the stuff that Jews did" department--The Zionists Killed Sadaam, Yid With Lid Iranian News Agencies: The cause of "Man's Miseries," UFO over Chicago, Hamas OK with killing Saddam at Judeopundit Check out articles at Webloggin 123Beta has a new email address Woman Honor Thyself, We Need more Sau-dis? Biga's Rants, Blurb on Ideology Islam Will Dominate the World, Common Sense America and also Some Believe Crime Should Pay - For Life

Comments

[Francis]

Boy, you can tell that material has been well-researched when it's quoted from wikipedia

[Debbie]

Layla, You are braver than I am. If I could get someone to do it for me, I might go for the change. I hate TypePad, but I guess I’m stuck with it unless someone has pity on me, ha. I know having your own blog would be great, but I am so technically challenged.

Good luck with everything. I know you will be better off when you get it all fixed right. I would offer to help, but that kind of help you don’t need, ha.

[Layla]

Hi hun! Sorry not been around lately, not much anyhow. I have been moving my blog, my own domain name and on paid hosting now. But I needed a break so I stopped in here and by Angel's to see what is up!

Heh, these people are sick hun. They are so indoctrinated since toddlerhood - it is wicked how they have destroyed millions, billions of innocence by raising them under this falsehood.

Great post as always hun! Heh, back to the grindstone at my humble abode. I changed a few thingies..lol! I think I like it!!! LOL

[Angel]

hey Deb!..and the libs say what about this..u guessed it..NOTHING!