Posted on 08/07/2008 10:19:36 PM PDT by americanophile
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Early last Saturday, senior members of the Saudi royal family and religious establishment took up brooms and cloths perfumed with rosewater to wash the interior of the Kaaba, the sacred stone structure that Muslims face during their five daily prayers.
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