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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title>The latest in Mecca</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/topic/mecca" rel="alternate"></link><id>http://informreligion.com/topic/mecca</id><updated>2011-11-08T09:30:30Z</updated><entry><title>Pilgrims perform final hajj rituals</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/pilgrims-perform-final-hajj-rituals-4852670a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-11-08T09:30:30Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-11-08:/islam/pilgrims-perform-final-hajj-rituals-4852670a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nearly three million Muslim pilgrims were performing the final rituals of the hajj on Tuesday as the world's largest annual gathering neared its close without major incident.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most dangerous rite of the annual hajj proceeded peacefully as pilgrims rushed to throw 21 stones at pillars that symbolise the devil in the village of Mina, the last rite of the annual pilgrimage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In previous years, hundreds of people have been trampled to death in stampedes triggered by crowds tryi...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Russia"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="YouTube LLC"></category><category term="Indonesia"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Jakarta"></category><category term="Caucasus"></category><category term="Dagestan"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category></entry><entry><title>Hajj pilgrims stone symbols of Satan for second day</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/hajj-pilgrims-stone-symbols-satan-day-4852253a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-11-07T11:02:10Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-11-07:/islam/hajj-pilgrims-stone-symbols-satan-day-4852253a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flooded a valley near the Saudi holy city of Mina on Monday to stone pillars representing Satan, on the penultimate day of the annual hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most dangerous rite of the annual hajj proceeded peacefully as pilgrims rushed to throw 21 stones on the three pillars that symbolise the devil, the last rite of the annual and compulsory pilgrimage to the Saudi city of &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, the birthplace of I...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Mexico's Tzotzil Indians convert to Islam</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/mexicos-tzotzil-indians-convert-islam-4851977a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-11-07T09:33:23Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-11-07:/islam/mexicos-tzotzil-indians-convert-islam-4851977a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raised a Christian, &lt;a title="Manuel Gomez" href="/topic/Manuel+Gomez" &gt;Manuel Gomez&lt;/a&gt; now goes by &lt;a title="Mohamed Chechev" href="/topic/Mohamed+Chechev" &gt;Mohamed Chechev&lt;/a&gt;, and counts himself among a handful of &lt;a title="Tzotzil Indians" href="/topic/Tzotzil+Indians" &gt;Tzotzil Indians&lt;/a&gt; converted to Islam by Spaniards in southern &lt;a title="Mexico" href="/topic/Mexico" &gt;Mexico&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I am Muslim. I know the truth. I pray five times a day, celebrate &lt;span id="ramadan" class="i...</summary><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Politics"></category><category term="World Politics"></category><category term="Mexican Politics"></category><category term="North America"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Spain"></category><category term="Mexico"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="San Juan"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Palestine"></category><category term="Chiapas"></category><category term="Institutional Revolutionary Party"></category><category term="Manuel Gomez"></category><category term="San Cristobal de las Casas"></category><category term="Latin American Politics"></category><category term="Tzotzil Indians"></category><category term="Nueva Esperanza"></category><category term="Damascus (Syria)"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Mohamed Chechev"></category></entry><entry><title>Muslim pilgrims defy Saudi religious police to visit cave</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muslim-pilgrims-defy-saudi-religious-police-visit-cave-4851069a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-11-03T10:31:03Z</updated><author><name>Reuters Life! Online Report</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-11-03:/islam/muslim-pilgrims-defy-saudi-religious-police-visit-cave-4851069a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;MECCA, &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) - As Muslims from all over the world congregate for the annual haj pilgrimage, some are defying the edicts of Saudi Arabia's strict Wahhabi school of Islam by climbing al-Nour mountain in the hope of attaining spiritual favor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tucked under slabs of granite near the top of the 660-meter mountain on the outsk...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Pilgrims flock to Mecca to perform annual haj</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/shia-islam/pilgrims-flock-mecca-perform-annual-haj-4850184a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-10-31T09:00:16Z</updated><author><name>Reuters US Online Report World News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-10-31:/shia-islam/pilgrims-flock-mecca-perform-annual-haj-4850184a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;MECCA, &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) - Adalet Gigek sat impatiently in a crowded hotel lobby, waiting for the minibus to take her to &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Grand Mosque" href="/topic/Grand+Mosque" &gt;Grand Mosque&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for noon prayers as millions of Muslims started arriving in Saudi Arabia before the an...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Shia Islam"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Iraq"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="Iran"></category><category term="Tehran"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="Libya"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Bahrain"></category><category term="Tunisia"></category><category term="Medina"></category><category term="Yemen"></category><category term="Riyadh"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category></entry><entry><title>Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/saudi-warns-tolerate-riots-hajj-4844630a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-10-15T15:30:14Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-10-15:/islam/saudi-warns-tolerate-riots-hajj-4844630a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; next month, at a time of rising tension with &lt;a title="Iran" href="/topic/Iran" &gt;Iran&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We will not allow anything that would disrupt the peace of the hajj pilgrimage and disturb the pilgrims. That is why we shall not tolerate any damage, riots or chaos during the season of hajj or out of it," &lt;span&gt;Prince Khaled...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Politics"></category><category term="World Politics"></category><category term="Iranian Politics"></category><category term="U.S. Department of Justice"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Iran"></category><category term="Tehran"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="United Nations Security Council"></category><category term="Riyadh"></category><category term="Middle East Politics"></category><category term="Saudi Politics"></category></entry><entry><title>S.Leone Muslims to lose free Libyan tickets to Mecca</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/sleone-muslims-lose-free-libyan-tickets-mecca-4832763a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-09-16T16:30:12Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-09-16:/islam/sleone-muslims-lose-free-libyan-tickets-mecca-4832763a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of poor &lt;a title="Sierra Leone" href="/topic/Sierra+Leone" &gt;Sierra Leonean&lt;/a&gt; Muslims have had to abandon their pilgrimage to &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; this year as political turmoil in countries like &lt;a title="Libya" href="/topic/Libya" &gt;Libya&lt;/a&gt; left them without sponsors, a cleric said Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sheikh Minkalu Adams&lt;/span&gt; of the &lt;span&gt;Allied Muslim League&lt;/span&gt; (AML) said nations like Libya, &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Egypt" href="/topic/Egypt" &gt;Egypt...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="Sierra Leone"></category><category term="Libya"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="West Africa"></category><category term="Haj Mohamed"></category></entry><entry><title>Abdullah opens work on Mecca mosque extension</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/abdullah-opens-work-mecca-mosque-extension-4821663a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-08-19T15:00:08Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2011-08-19:/islam/abdullah-opens-work-mecca-mosque-extension-4821663a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="King Abdullah" href="/topic/King+Abdullah" &gt;King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt; will officially launch a $10.6-billion (7.3-billion-euro) extension project Friday for the &lt;a title="Grand Mosque" href="/topic/Grand+Mosque" &gt;Grand Mosque&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, Islam's holiest city, media reports said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The project is intended to allow the complex to accommodate some two million worshippers at a time, the daily &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Asharq Al-Awsat" h...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Dubai"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Jiddah"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Asharq Al-Awsat"></category><category term="Burj Khalifa"></category></entry><entry><title>Holy Mecca besieged by a jungle of concrete</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/holy-mecca-besieged-jungle-concrete-4385937a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-20T17:30:44Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-20:/islam/holy-mecca-besieged-jungle-concrete-4385937a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Modernising the heritage-steeped Muslim holy city of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; so it can handle an ever-rising number of pilgrims has resulted in history being lost as it is besieged by a jungle of concrete.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mecca has historically lived on serving pilgrims who visit for the Umra or lesser pilgrimage all year round, as well as for the hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage that this year attracted some 2.8 million people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Saudi city lies in a val...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Manhattan"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Dubai"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="East Asia"></category><category term="Taiwan"></category><category term="Burj Dubai"></category><category term="Big Ben Clock Tower"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Taipei 101"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category></entry><entry><title>Mecca development promises pilgrims better hajj</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/mecca-development-promises-pilgrims-hajj-4384847a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-19T04:00:12Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-19:/islam/mecca-development-promises-pilgrims-hajj-4384847a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Massive &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; development projects promises pilgrims upscale hajj experience in &lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A dozen glittering skyscrapers tower over Islam's holiest shrine, the &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Kaaba" href="/topic/Kaaba" &gt;Kaaba&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, boasting hotel rooms with 24-hour butler service and luxury marble bathrooms. Below, throngs of Muslims perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, many ...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Manhattan"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Riyadh"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category></entry><entry><title>Theology, Quran, and History</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/sunni-islam/theology-quran-history-4400644a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-29T14:33:06Z</updated><author><name>Bright Hub</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-29:/sunni-islam/theology-quran-history-4400644a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Sunni Islam"></category><category term="Iraq"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="Lebanon"></category><category term="Indonesia"></category><category term="Iran"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Bahrain"></category><category term="Fatima"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Medina"></category><category term="Yemen"></category><category term="Azerbaijan"></category><category term="Arabian Peninsula"></category><category term="Abu Bakr"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Banu Hashim"></category><category term="Shi' 'Ali"></category></entry><entry><title>Pilgrims rush to conclude hajj as heavens open</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/pilgrims-rush-conclude-hajj-heavens-open-4384269a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-18T15:30:25Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-18:/islam/pilgrims-rush-conclude-hajj-heavens-open-4384269a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslim pilgrims rushed to wrap up their rituals for the hajj and headed to &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; on Thursday as the world's largest annual pilgrimage was hit by a storm that exacerbated congestion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pilgrims, who had completed the symbolic ritual of stoning the devil at Mina valley, descended on the holy city in western &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to perform the farewell circumambulation seven times ...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Al Qaeda"></category><category term="Nayef bin Abdul Aziz"></category><category term="Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category></entry><entry><title>Muslim pilgrims launch into final hajj rituals</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muslim-pilgrims-launch-final-hajj-rituals-4383705a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-18T14:39:57Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-18:/islam/muslim-pilgrims-launch-final-hajj-rituals-4383705a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;  Muslims symbolically stoned the devil in Mina valley, near &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, launching into the final rituals of the hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage which this year has drawn around 2.8 million devotees.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A day after having focused on throwing pebbles at the &lt;span&gt;Jamarat al-Aqaba&lt;/span&gt;, the largest of three adjacent walls representing Satan, pilgrims cast their stones at all three sites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A storm followed by light rain hit Mina and...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Yemen"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Al-Safa and Al-Marwah"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Pictures: Mecca Train Launches</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/pictures-mecca-train-launches-4434163a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-29T14:46:51Z</updated><author><name>National Geographic</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-29:/islam/pictures-mecca-train-launches-4434163a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Economic Issues"></category><category term="Economic Development"></category><category term="Urban Planning"></category><category term="Transportation"></category><category term="Public Transportation"></category><category term="Transportation and Logistics Sector"></category><category term="Rail Transportation"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="The Associated Press"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Persian Gulf"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Ossama al-Bar"></category><category term="Korena Di"></category><category term="Ahmed Hosny"></category></entry><entry><title>Eid Al Adha (Greater Eid or Bakrid) -- The Festival of Sacrifice</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/eid-al-adha-greater-eid-bakrid-festival-sacrifice-4447461a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-29T14:52:51Z</updated><author><name>Suite 101</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-29:/islam/eid-al-adha-greater-eid-bakrid-festival-sacrifice-4447461a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Afghanistan"></category><category term="Nigeria"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Peru"></category><category term="South America"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Somalia"></category><category term="Syria"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="West Africa"></category><category term="Yemen"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Eid Mubarak"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category><category term="Salat al-Eid"></category><category term="Eid Salah"></category></entry><entry><title>Life Lessons from Hajj&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/life-lessons-hajjnbspraquo-4396655a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-29T14:31:21Z</updated><author><name>Beliefnet</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-29:/islam/life-lessons-hajjnbspraquo-4396655a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Prophet Abraham"></category><category term="Dilshad Ali"></category></entry><entry><title>Muslims Around the World Celebrate Hajj Pilgrimage</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muslims-world-celebrate-hajj-pilgrimage-4396649a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-29T14:31:21Z</updated><author><name>Beliefnet</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-29:/islam/muslims-world-celebrate-hajj-pilgrimage-4396649a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Greece"></category><category term="The Balkans"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="The Washington Post Company"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Athens (Greece)"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Pilgrims stone 'devil' as Muslims celebrate Eid</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/pilgrims-stone-devil-muslims-celebrate-eid-4382703a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-16T16:31:00Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-16:/islam/pilgrims-stone-devil-muslims-celebrate-eid-4382703a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A human tide of pilgrims, put at nearly 2.8 million, descended Tuesday on the Mina valley carrying bags of pebbles to symbolically stone Satan on the third day of the hajj, as Muslims worldwide marked the &lt;a title="Eid al-Adha" href="/topic/Eid+al-Adha" &gt;Eid al-Adha&lt;/a&gt; festival.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Small pebbles whizzed above heads as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims rushed to stone &lt;span&gt;Jamarat al-Aqaba&lt;/span&gt;, at 30 metres (100 feet) the longest of three walls said to symbolise the devil, also re...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Mohammed Othman"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Al-Safa and Al-Marwah"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Obama sends Eid greetings to Muslims worldwide</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/obama-sends-eid-muslims-worldwide-4381888a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-15T18:30:53Z</updated><author><name>AFP American Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-15:/islam/obama-sends-eid-muslims-worldwide-4381888a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earlier, around two million white-robed Muslims converged at &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Mount Arafat" href="/topic/Mount+Arafat" &gt;Mount Arafat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; in Saudi Arabi as the hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage, peaked at the site of the &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Prophet Muhammad" href="/topic/Prophet+Muhammad" &gt;Prophet Mohammed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;'s last sermon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy &lt;a title="Eid al-Adha" href="/topic/Eid+al-Adha" &gt;Eid al-Adha&lt;/a&gt; to Muslims worldwide and w...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Indonesia"></category><category term="Barack Obama"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Muslim pilgrims pour into Mina as the hajj begins</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muslim-pilgrims-pour-mina-hajj-begins-4381102a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-14T18:30:42Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-14:/islam/muslim-pilgrims-pour-mina-hajj-begins-4381102a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some estimates put the number of pilgrims this year at 2.5 million, posing a major headache for the Saudi authorities as many of them are not hajj permit holders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrims were still flooding on Sunday night into the vast plain of Mina outside a small village about five kilometres (three miles) east of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, using all possible means to begin their hajj journey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Permits were granted to 1.7 million foreign pilgrims, but the head of the...</summary><category 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year at 2.5 million, posing a major headache for the Saudi authorities as many of them are not hajj permit holders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrims were still flooding on Sunday night into the vast plain of Mina outside a small village about five kilometres (three miles) east of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, using all possible means to begin their hajj journey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Permits were granted to 1.7 million foreign pilgrims, but the head of the...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Al Qaeda"></category><category term="Riyadh"></category><category term="Nayef bin Abdul Aziz"></category><category term="Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Mount Arafat"></category><category term="Eid 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Only muslims have got rights. Non muslims cannot complaint. Why?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/ground-mosque-muslims-rights-muslims-complaint-1724875a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-06T12:03:52Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-06:/islam/ground-mosque-muslims-rights-muslims-complaint-1724875a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf the man promoting the building of the Ground Zero Mosque talks about serving the community, about love and understanding between faiths and about not politicizing religion and on the other hand he says that if the mosque is finally not built in the sorroundings of Ground Zero the muslim world will take this as an offence to Islam and the muslim world will understand that Islam is under attack.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jolly good Mr. Rauf !! All your bollocks about that peace and understa...</summary><category term="Law"></category><category term="Constitutional Law"></category><category term="Civil Rights"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="War and Conflict"></category><category term="Terrorism"></category><category term="September 11 Attacks"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Florida"></category><category term="Turkey"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Spain"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Indonesia"></category><category term="Iran"></category><category term="Morocco"></category><category term="Barack Obama"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Al Jazeera Satellite Channel"></category><category term="Persian Gulf States"></category><category term="Airline Terrorism"></category><category term="Park51"></category><category term="Feisal Abdul Rauf"></category></entry><entry><title>What is the Hajj?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/hajj-4322572a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-05T10:04:19Z</updated><author><name>WiseGeek</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-05:/islam/hajj-4322572a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Medina"></category><category term="Dhu al-Hijjah"></category></entry><entry><title>Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon announce Eid al-Fitr on Friday</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/saudi-arabia-egypt-lebanon-announce-eid-alfitr-friday-1044206a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-08T15:30:46Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-08:/islam/saudi-arabia-egypt-lebanon-announce-eid-alfitr-friday-1044206a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Egypt" href="/topic/Egypt" &gt;Egypt&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Lebanon" href="/topic/Lebanon" &gt;Lebanon&lt;/a&gt; announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of &lt;a title="Eid al-Fitr" href="/topic/Eid+al-Fitr" &gt;Eid al-Fitr&lt;/a&gt;, marking the end of the fasting month of &lt;span id="ramadan" class="inform"&gt;Ramadan&lt;/span&gt;, on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Saudi Arabia, seen as the beacon of Sunni Islam, the supreme court ruled that Thursda...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Lebanon"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Eid al-Fitr"></category></entry><entry><title>What is the Ka'aba?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/kaaba-4320432a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-05T10:01:55Z</updated><author><name>WiseGeek</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-05:/islam/kaaba-4320432a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category></entry><entry><title>What is a Shrine?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/religion/shrine-4322673a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-05T10:04:26Z</updated><author><name>WiseGeek</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-05:/religion/shrine-4322673a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Mecca"></category></entry><entry><title>Islamic Duties</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/islamic-duties-1384004a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-11T20:40:18Z</updated><author><name>eHow</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-11:/islam/islamic-duties-1384004a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>When the Christian King called the Muslims?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/christian-king-called-muslims-1944131a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T13:21:36Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/christian-king-called-muslims-1944131a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>Some 600,000 Muslims crowd into Mecca mosque</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/600000-muslims-crowd-mecca-mosque-1037761a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-03T07:20:54Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-03:/islam/600000-muslims-crowd-mecca-mosque-1037761a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some 600,000 Muslims crowded into the &lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Grand Mosque" href="/topic/Grand+Mosque" &gt;Grand Mosque&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; in Islam's holiest city of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; for prayers on the last Friday of the &lt;span id="ramadan" class="inform"&gt;Ramadan&lt;/span&gt; holy month, mosque officials said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In all more than a million worshippers were in the mosque and surrounding areas, Said al-Mansoori, a spokesman for the commission governing Mecca and &lt;span&gt;Medina&lt;/span&gt;...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Eid al-Fitr"></category></entry><entry><title>Why the pagan Quraish took a lot of presents to the Christian King?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/pagan-quraish-lot-presents-christian-king-1919277a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T12:47:42Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/pagan-quraish-lot-presents-christian-king-1919277a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>Taraweeh Prayers</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/taraweeh-prayers-1366970a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-11T10:42:19Z</updated><author><name>About.com</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-11:/islam/taraweeh-prayers-1366970a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category></entry><entry><title>World's biggest clock begins ticking in Mecca</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/worlds-biggest-clock-begins-ticking-mecca-1017082a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-11T08:45:18Z</updated><author><name>Reuters Life! Online Report</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-11:/islam/worlds-biggest-clock-begins-ticking-mecca-1017082a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Jiddah" href="/topic/Jiddah" &gt;JEDDAH&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;) - A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of &lt;a title="Ramadan" href="/topic/Ramadan" &gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;, amid hopes by &lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt; it will become the Muslim world's official timekeeper.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Riyadh"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Jiddah"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Asma Alsharif"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Abdulaziz Endowment"></category><category term="Hashim Adnan"></category><category term="Lina Edris"></category></entry><entry><title>S.Leone bans private Hajj agents over fraud fears</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/sleone-bans-private-hajj-agents-fraud-fears-1017010a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-11T07:15:16Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-11:/islam/sleone-bans-private-hajj-agents-fraud-fears-1017010a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Sierra Leone" href="/topic/Sierra+Leone" &gt;Sierra Leone&lt;/a&gt;'s government on Wednesday banned all private agents from booking Muslims on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; in October amid fears over fraud.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The government said it was "concerned about the unsatisfactory management of Hajj affairs over the years which has culminated in the unnecessary suffering of pilgrims in the Holy Land while performing their spiritual duties."&lt;/p&gt;...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Sierra Leone"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="West Africa"></category><category term="Alhaji Baimba"></category><category term="Imam Sheku Bockari"></category><category term="Islamic Federation"></category><category term="Muslim United Association"></category><category term="National Hajj Coordinating Committee"></category></entry><entry><title>Observing Ramadan? There's an app for that</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/observing-ramadan-app-1016817a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-11T03:00:09Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-11:/islam/observing-ramadan-app-1016817a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Ramadan tradition goes high-tech; users can get prayer time reminders, find direction of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of &lt;a title="Ramadan" href="/topic/Ramadan" &gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;, which begins this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cell phone applications such as "iPray" or "iQuran" offer a beeping reminder of requisite prayer times, while the "Fin...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="North America"></category><category term="New Jersey"></category><category term="Turkey"></category><category term="Manhattan"></category><category term="Nokia Corporation"></category><category term="Apple iPhone"></category><category term="Apple Inc."></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Costco Wholesale Corporation"></category><category term="Paterson (New Jersey)"></category><category term="Trudy Muller"></category><category term="Apple iPad"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="James Otun"></category></entry><entry><title>Saudis hope giant clock will set 'Mecca Time'</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/saudis-hope-giant-clock-set-mecca-time-1015987a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-10T07:15:39Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-10:/islam/saudis-hope-giant-clock-set-mecca-time-1015987a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims around the world could be setting their watches to a new time soon when the world's largest clock begins ticking atop a soaring skyscraper in Islam's holiest city of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt; hopes the four faces of the new clock, which will loom over Mecca's &lt;a title="Grand Mosque" href="/topic/Grand+Mosque" &gt;Grand Mosque&lt;/a&gt; from what is expected to be the world's second tallest bu...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United Kingdom"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Dubai"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="East Asia"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Taiwan"></category><category term="Burj Dubai"></category><category term="Fairmont"></category><category term="Qatar"></category><category term="Doha"></category><category term="Taipei 101"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Swiss Hotel"></category><category term="Dubai International Airport"></category><category term="London (England)"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Abraj al-Bait"></category><category term="Premiere Composite Technologies"></category><category term="Ahmed Haleem"></category><category term="Dar al-Handasah"></category><category term="Royal Mecca Clock Tower Hotel"></category></entry><entry><title>Saudis hoping giant clock will set 'Mecca Time'</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/saudis-hoping-giant-clock-set-mecca-time-1015673a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-10T00:15:48Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-10:/islam/saudis-hoping-giant-clock-set-mecca-time-1015673a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims around the world could be setting their watches to a new time soon when the world's largest clock begins ticking atop a soaring skyscraper in Islam's holiest city of &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt; hopes the four faces of the new clock, which will loom over Mecca's &lt;a title="Grand Mosque" href="/topic/Grand+Mosque" &gt;Grand Mosque&lt;/a&gt; from what is expected to be the world's second tallest bu...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United Kingdom"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Dubai"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="East Asia"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Taiwan"></category><category term="Burj Dubai"></category><category term="Fairmont"></category><category term="Qatar"></category><category term="Doha"></category><category term="Taipei 101"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Swiss Hotel"></category><category term="Dubai International Airport"></category><category term="London (England)"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Abraj al-Bait"></category><category term="Premiere Composite Technologies"></category><category term="Ahmed Haleem"></category><category term="Dar al-Handasah"></category><category term="Royal Mecca Clock Tower Hotel"></category></entry><entry><title>Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/ramadan-muslim-holy-month-prayer-fasting-1014274a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-08T04:15:23Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-08:/islam/ramadan-muslim-holy-month-prayer-fasting-1014274a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nearly a billion and a half Muslims worldwide this week begin the annual holy month of &lt;a title="Ramadan" href="/topic/Ramadan" &gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;, a time of prayer and fasting that commemorates the divine revelation received by the &lt;a title="Prophet Muhammad" href="/topic/Prophet+Muhammad" &gt;Prophet Mohammed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim Hijri calendar, during which the faithful abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex during daylight and, in the evening, eat...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Sciences"></category><category term="Astronomy"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Medina"></category><category term="Backyard Astronomy"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Eid al-Fitr"></category></entry><entry><title>Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muslim-holy-month-ramadan-begins-1014224a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-08-08T02:15:25Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-08-08:/islam/muslim-holy-month-ramadan-begins-1014224a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nearly a billion and a half Muslims worldwide this week begin the annual holy month of &lt;a title="Ramadan" href="/topic/Ramadan" &gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;, a time of prayer and fasting that commemorates the divine revelation received by the &lt;a title="Prophet Muhammad" href="/topic/Prophet+Muhammad" &gt;Prophet Mohammed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim Hijri calendar, during which the faithful abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex during daylight and, in the evening, eat...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Sciences"></category><category term="Astronomy"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Medina"></category><category term="Backyard Astronomy"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Eid al-Fitr"></category></entry><entry><title>The Kaaba and Al-Haram Mosque</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/kaaba-alharam-mosque-1359585a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-11T07:30:36Z</updated><author><name>How Stuff Works</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-11:/islam/kaaba-alharam-mosque-1359585a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category></entry><entry><title>The first Religious asylum in Islamic History</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/religious-asylum-islamic-history-1970467a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T14:01:16Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/religious-asylum-islamic-history-1970467a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>What Would Prophet Do?</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/prophet-1048280a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-08T16:32:50Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-08:/islam/prophet-1048280a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;We in Pakistan also protested against that act very violently. I feel that this would be a nice platform to resubmit that Statement for my Pakistani brothers and sisters to think from different angle. This may help us to revisit Islam and our understanding of Islam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read following lines and send me your reaction on this article.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following is the Statement issued by Ibarhim Hooper, Chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Feb 4, 2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Y...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Denmark"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Pakistan"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Indonesia"></category><category term="Gaza Strip"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="South Asia"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="Nordic Countries"></category><category term="Council on American-Islamic Relations"></category><category term="Ibarhim Hooper"></category></entry><entry><title>Hospitals change chapels into meditation rooms</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/judaism/hospitals-change-chapels-meditation-rooms-1346710a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T23:55:50Z</updated><author><name>Beliefnet</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-10:/judaism/hospitals-change-chapels-meditation-rooms-1346710a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Judaism"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="New York City"></category><category term="Washington, DC"></category><category term="Boston"></category><category term="Massachusetts General Hospital"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Beliefnet Inc."></category><category term="Georgetown University Hospital Inc."></category><category term="Brian Conley"></category></entry><entry><title>Hospitals Revamp Chapels into Meditation Rooms</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/religion/hospitals-revamp-chapels-meditation-rooms-1346699a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T23:55:31Z</updated><author><name>Beliefnet</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-10:/religion/hospitals-revamp-chapels-meditation-rooms-1346699a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="New York City"></category><category term="Washington, DC"></category><category term="San Jose"></category><category term="Sacramento"></category><category term="Boston"></category><category term="Baltimore"></category><category term="Massachusetts General Hospital"></category><category term="Kaiser Permanente"></category><category term="Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Roseville"></category><category term="Brandeis University"></category><category term="Georgetown University Hospital Inc."></category><category term="Brian Conley"></category><category term="Connie Johnstone"></category><category term="Joanna Corman"></category><category term="George Handzo"></category><category term="SACRAMENTO Calif"></category><category term="Uwe Scharf"></category></entry><entry><title>regarding that crescent on the Seal of South Carolina</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/crescent-seal-south-carolina-1346220a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T23:43:55Z</updated><author><name>Beliefnet</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-10:/islam/crescent-seal-south-carolina-1346220a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="The New York Times Company"></category><category term="Charleston"></category><category term="Twitter Inc."></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Wikimedia Foundation Inc."></category><category term="South Carolina State University"></category><category term="Rights' Association"></category><category term="South Carolina States"></category></entry><entry><title>The Negus was a very just Christian king</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/negus-christian-king-1921856a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T12:51:08Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/negus-christian-king-1921856a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>Islamic Fun Book Series</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/islamic-fun-book-series-1237513a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T02:52:43Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-10:/islam/islamic-fun-book-series-1237513a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Islamic Fun Book series is a collection of five Islamic books written by Tahera Kassamali and published by Goodword Books.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These Islamic Fun books are designed to help children learn more about Islam in a creative and interesting manner. The books contain imaginative and interesting activities and illustrations to attract the attention of young children. Parents and teachers will find these Islamic books for kids useful in teaching children about Islamic beliefs and practices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;T...</summary><category term="Hobbies and Pastimes"></category><category term="Games"></category><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="India"></category><category term="United Kingdom"></category><category term="Nigeria"></category><category term="Australia"></category><category term="South Africa"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Canada"></category><category term="New Zealand"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Malaysia"></category><category term="Dubai"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Oceania"></category><category term="South Asia"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="West Africa"></category><category term="Bahrain"></category><category term="Fiji"></category><category term="United Arab Emirates"></category><category term="Abu Dhabi"></category><category term="Qatar"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Holy Prophet Workbook"></category></entry><entry><title>The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/graduates-muhammad-school-1-jaafar-1921045a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T12:49:57Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/graduates-muhammad-school-1-jaafar-1921045a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>Muhammad&amp;#039;s tribe antagonized Islam</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/muhammad23039s-tribe-antagonized-islam-1899414a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-14T12:23:11Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-14:/islam/muhammad23039s-tribe-antagonized-islam-1899414a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Graduates of Muhammad School, (1) Jaafar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was Muhammad's cousin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar was the son of Abu Talib (the uncle of the prophet Muhammad).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abu Talib was a poor man and had to support a big family; that is why Jaafar was raised by his uncle, Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When he became a young man, Jaafar left his uncle Abbas and got married to Asmaa.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jaafar and Asmaa were among the very first persons to embrace Islam, and as a result they both suffered grea...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="Ethiopia"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category><category term="East Africa"></category><category term="Abu Talib"></category><category term="Christian King"></category><category term="Egyptian Society"></category><category term="Muhammad School"></category></entry><entry><title>The Forgiveness By The Prophet Muhammad</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/forgiveness-prophet-muhammad-1785790a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-09T23:31:40Z</updated><author><name>ArticlesBase</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-09:/islam/forgiveness-prophet-muhammad-1785790a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Forgiveness by the Prophet Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Throughout his life, there are many attempts to hurt and kill the Prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;None of such attempts succeeded, all have failed. Although Muhammad was able to retaliate and strike back those who attempted to kill him, however, let all of them go.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this article, two examples are given.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Example (1) The 80 men who wanted to kill Muhammad,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anas (one of Muhammad's Companions) reported that eighty me...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Prophet Muhammad"></category></entry><entry><title>Aga Khan's Islamic treasures go on show in Berlin</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/aga-khans-islamic-treasures-show-berlin-875866a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-16T10:16:27Z</updated><author><name>AP Features</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-03-16:/islam/aga-khans-islamic-treasures-show-berlin-875866a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Treasures from &lt;a title="Aga Khan" href="/topic/Aga+Khan" &gt;Aga Khan&lt;/a&gt; collection displayed in &lt;a title="Berlin (Germany)" href="/topic/Berlin+(Germany)" &gt;Berlin&lt;/a&gt;, show underlines breadth of Islamic art&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;More than 200 items from the Aga Khan's collection of Islamic treasures are going on show in Berlin in an exhibition spanning a millennium and covering half the globe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A chestnut leaf delicately inscribed with golden calligraphy greets visitors at the sta...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="India"></category><category term="Germany"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Spain"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="Toronto"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="South Asia"></category><category term="Sulawesi"></category><category term="Ottoman Empire"></category><category term="Aga Khan"></category><category term="Berlin (Germany)"></category><category term="Aga Khan Museum"></category><category term="Benoit Junod"></category></entry><entry><title>The Hajj Experience: Seeking Absolution</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/hajj-experience-seeking-absolution-4095547a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-03T09:10:08Z</updated><author><name>Smithsonian Resident Associate Program</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-03:/islam/hajj-experience-seeking-absolution-4095547a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="George Mason University"></category><category term="Smithsonian Institution"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="S. Dillon Ripley Center"></category><category term="Sumaiya Hamdani"></category></entry><entry><title>Ibn Battuta/Moroccan Food</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/ibn-battutamoroccan-food-4095544a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-03T09:10:08Z</updated><author><name>Smithsonian Resident Associate Program</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-03:/islam/ibn-battutamoroccan-food-4095544a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Visual Arts"></category><category term="History"></category><category term="Cultural History"></category><category term="Art History"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="China"></category><category term="Asia"></category><category term="George Mason University"></category><category term="Potomac (Maryland)"></category><category term="Smithsonian Institution"></category><category term="Morocco"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="East Asia"></category><category term="Timbuktu"></category><category term="Tangier"></category><category term="Ibn Battuta"></category><category term="Lawrence Butler"></category></entry><entry><title>Stoning the devil, animal sacrifice mark hajj's 3rd day</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/islam/stoning-devil-animal-sacrifice-mark-hajjs-3rd-day-756891a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T08:50:54Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-04-16:/islam/stoning-devil-animal-sacrifice-mark-hajjs-3rd-day-756891a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrims stoned pillars symbolising the devil to show their defiance on the third day of the hajj Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid al-Adha holy day with mass animal sacrifices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims filed by the three jamarat pillars in Mina tossing pebbles to mark Abraham's three rejections of the devil's attempts to persuade him to ignore God's instructions to sacrifice his son Ishmael as related in the Koran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite a late downpour, the stoning was o...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Gaza Strip"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Grand Mosque"></category><category term="Kaaba"></category><category term="Khader al-Zaharani"></category><category term="Nabila Ali"></category></entry><entry><title>Mideast Saudi Arabia Hajj</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/photo/mideast-saudi-arabia-hajj-2383272p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-18T14:36:08Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-18:/photo/mideast-saudi-arabia-hajj-2383272p/</id><summary type="html">A Muslim pilgrim pray after casts stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of  &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt; in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Has...</summary><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category></entry><entry><title>APTOPIX Mideast Saudi Arabia Hajj</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/photo/aptopix-mideast-saudi-arabia-hajj-2382185p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-16T09:35:34Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-11-16:/photo/aptopix-mideast-saudi-arabia-hajj-2382185p/</id><summary type="html">A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved, after throwing pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of &lt;a title="Eid al-Adha" href="/topic/Eid+al-Adha...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="Eid al-Adha"></category></entry><entry><title>Migrant Housing Shortage</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/photo/migrant-housing-shortage-2368600p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-23T10:01:27Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-23:/photo/migrant-housing-shortage-2368600p/</id><summary type="html">A sign stands near sewage ponds at an unpermitted mobile home park in &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;Calif.&lt;/a&gt;, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Squalid housing for migrant farmworkers has for decades been a depressing reality in many places where crops are grown. But the situation in the cresent-shaped &lt;a title="Coachella Valley" href="/topic/Coachella+Valley" &gt;Coachella Valley&lt;/a&gt; 150 miles southeast of &lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topi...</summary><category term="United States"></category><category term="Los Angeles"></category><category term="California"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Coachella Valley"></category></entry><entry><title>Saudi Too Many Fatwas</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/photo/saudi-fatwas-2361147p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-09T10:31:34Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-10-09:/photo/saudi-fatwas-2361147p/</id><summary type="html">FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010 file photo, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, left, performs &lt;a title="Eid al-Fitr" href="/topic/Eid+al-Fitr" &gt;Eid al-Fitr&lt;/a&gt; prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of &lt;a title="Ramadan" href="/topic/Ramadan" &gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Mecca" href="/topic/Mecca" &gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/Saudi+Arabia" &gt;Saudi Arabia&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a title="King Abdullah" href="/topic/King+Abdullah" &gt;King Abdullah&lt;/a&gt; is moving to regain control over an ab...</summary><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Religion"></category><category term="Islam"></category><category term="Politics"></category><category term="World Politics"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Saudi Arabia"></category><category term="King Abdullah"></category><category term="Middle East Politics"></category><category term="Saudi Politics"></category><category term="Ramadan"></category><category term="Eid al-Fitr"></category><category term="AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency"></category></entry><entry><title>Mideast Egypt Mubarak Presidency elections</title><link href="http://informreligion.com/photo/mideast-egypt-mubarak-presidency-elections-2340559p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-03T13:52:39Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:informreligion.com,2010-09-03:/photo/mideast-egypt-mubarak-presidency-elections-2340559p/</id><summary type="html">In this Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 picture an Egyptian girl looks on under campaign posters for &lt;a title="Gamal Mubarak" href="/topic/Gamal+Mubarak" &gt;Gamal Mubarak&lt;/a&gt;, during a conference for his supporters late  in &lt;a title="Cairo (Egypt)" href="/topic/Cairo+(Egypt)" &gt;Cairo, Egypt&lt;/a&gt;. Posters have sprouted up around &lt;a title="Egypt" href="/topic/Egypt" &gt;Egypt&lt;/a&gt; promoting the son of &lt;a title="Hosni Mubarak" href="/topic/Hosni+Mubarak" &gt;President Hosni Mubarak&lt;/a&gt; as the country's next leader, in...</summary><category term="Family"></category><category term="Parenting"></category><category term="Politics"></category><category term="World Politics"></category><category term="African Politics"></category><category term="Egyptian Politics"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Africa"></category><category term="Egypt"></category><category term="North Africa"></category><category term="Mecca"></category><category term="Cairo (Egypt)"></category><category term="Hosni Mubarak"></category><category term="Gamal Mubarak"></category><category term="Middle East Politics"></category></entry></feed>
