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Will “Mecca Time” replace Greenwich Mean Time?
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The new tower on the skyline in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, looks incredibly like London’s Big Ben — and there’s a good reason. A number of Muslims are calling for Greenwich Mean Time — the standard by which the world sets its clocks — be replaced by official Mecca time. “This summer, the world’s largest clock began its…
BBC Says Muslims Selling Tainted Holy Water from Mecca
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By AL WEBB c. 2011 Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) A BBC investigation is claiming that holy drinking water from Mecca is contaminated with arsenic and is being sold illegally to Muslims at shops in Britain. The BBC report on Thursday (May 5) said its investigation uncovered that “Zamzam” water has been found bottled in…
Hajj Suit Raises Host of Questions
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WASHINGTON (RNS) In 2008, Safoorah Khan, a math teacher in Illinois, asked for 15 days of unpaid leave (19 days including weekends) to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, an obligation for all Muslims. The local school board refused, but the Justice Department stepped in last December and sued on behalf of Khan, saying she was…
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