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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

June 8, 570 A.D. - Religion of Islam founded in Mecca.
June 8, 632 A.D. - Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran) dies, according to tradition.

June 9, 1982 - Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
June 9 - Holiday Moslem : Ashura (Muharram 10, 1416 AH)

June 10, 1916 - Great Arab Revolt begins
June 10, 1967 - Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help
June 10 - Holiday Islam : New Year's Day (Muharram 1, 1415 AH)



G-8 Summit in Georgia - June 8 - June 10


25 posted on 05/25/2004 10:41:12 PM PDT by cgk (Social Security: America's only legal Pyramid Scheme.)
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To: cgk
In case anyone was wondering what "Ashura" is ...

Ashura

the day the skies wept blood for Hussain

This would be Imam Hussain, not related to secular Saddam, although this did happen in Karbala.

26 posted on 05/25/2004 11:01:17 PM PDT by cgk (Social Security: America's only legal Pyramid Scheme.)
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