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Iran says its pilgrims will not attend haj in Saudi
Reuters ^

Posted on 05/29/2016 11:52:38 AM PDT by ameribbean expat

Iran said on Sunday its pilgrims would not attend the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, blaming regional rival Saudi Arabia for "sabotage" and failing to guarantee the safety of pilgrims.

Saudi Arabia, which oversees the pilgrimage to Mecca by more than two million Muslims from around the world, accused Iran of effectively depriving its citizens from the religious duty by refusing to sign a memorandum reached after talks with Iran's Haj and Pilgrimage Organization.

Relations between the two Gulf powers plummeted after hundreds of Iranians died in a crush in last year's haj and after Riyadh broke diplomatic ties when its Tehran embassy was stormed in January over the Saudi execution of a Shi'ite cleric.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: bokoharam; egypt; eritrea; haj; iran; jihad; kgb; lebanon; patricelumumbaschool; russia; sinai; yemen

1 posted on 05/29/2016 11:52:38 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat

T-shirt sales plummet!


2 posted on 05/29/2016 11:54:12 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: ameribbean expat

Crap, I was hoping that another couple of thousand muzzies would die in some human crush abound that stupid black stone.


3 posted on 05/29/2016 11:54:14 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: ameribbean expat

That ought to improve the smell.


4 posted on 05/29/2016 11:56:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ameribbean expat

One has to admit that is one target rich environment.


5 posted on 05/29/2016 11:59:14 AM PDT by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: ameribbean expat

I would bet the Saudi Arabian Wahhabis don’t want the heretical Shiites at the Hajj, anymore than they would want us Kafirs going here. -Tom


6 posted on 05/29/2016 12:11:00 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: Capt. Tom

You would win.

With out doubt Iran was told your people will not be given Hajj visas unless....... lots of reasons

Iran sent armed men there in the 70’s


7 posted on 05/29/2016 12:16:14 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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To: ameribbean expat

Goat farging season ...


8 posted on 05/29/2016 12:35:46 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (FUBO)
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To: ameribbean expat

That’s all right! I won’t be attending Hajj either!!!!

And I’ll be eating PORK during Ramadan!!!!

PHOOEY to islam!!!!


9 posted on 05/29/2016 1:02:09 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Honorary Serb

I always try to work in a bacon explosion sometime during Ramadan.

http://blog.bbqaddicts.com/recipes/bacon-explosion/


10 posted on 05/29/2016 1:15:12 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (When the going gets weird, the weird go professional.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

from the FRchives:
11 posted on 05/29/2016 1:28:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: ameribbean expat

My favorites are homemade Pork and Sauerkraut, Southern barbecue from a BBQ place, and Serbian pork dishes at my Serbian Orthodox Church after Divine Liturgy.

Why choose only one of these? Ramadan’s long enough to enjoy ALL THREE!!!!

And the last of these choices is also a witness to Muhammadans to show them what they REALLY should do—be baptized into the Orthodox Church!!!! This especially applies to Iranians, since there are many Persian Orthodox Christian Saints!!!!


12 posted on 05/29/2016 2:03:40 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: ameribbean expat

Orthodox Saints of Persia (the Heavenly Iran):

http://oca.org/saints/lives?q=Persia


13 posted on 05/29/2016 2:07:48 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: ameribbean expat

So sad...now they won’t be able to be crushed to death in the crowds (as happens every so often).


14 posted on 05/29/2016 3:20:02 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Oh noes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


15 posted on 05/29/2016 4:25:43 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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