Thursday September 20, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Yesterday Arabic news was filled with coverage of the Syrians saying that Saudi Arabia has denied Syrians access to Mecca for the Holy pilgrimage Hajj. The official Syrian new agency SANA reported that Saudi Arabia refused to permit Syrians from the Hajj because of the way the Assad regime has responded to the uprising.

"The Syrian Supreme Hajj Committee has banned this season's pilgrimage because the Saudi Ministry of Hajj did not sign the pilgrimage agreement on time, although the committee met all required procedures."

The Arabic world was alight with the question as to whether the Hajj should be political and whether Saudi Arabia should force its own political point of view on those who will make the pilgrimage.

And then, within hours the Saudi Ministry of the Hajj released a statement saying that Syrian Muslims were indeed welcome as always this year, too.

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