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Stunning aerial pictures show thousands of worshippers gathering in Mecca for the last Friday of Ramadan
2019-06-02
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  Amazing drone photos show thousands of Muslim worshippers praying in the street during the Night of Power in Uzbekistan
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-06-02 12:21  

#8  GMO aerosols for a gift that keeps on giving.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-06-02 11:47  

#7  Dirtiest bomb possible. Make it radiologically unapproachable for the next 23,000 years.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-02 11:33  

#6  While I was in Libya I was told the mosque in Mecca can hold a million people and as you can see from the pictures it is constantly being expanded

Because it is so massive it is hard to grasp the size of that monstrosity
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2019-06-02 10:27  

#5  also, almost all 'authorities' will tell you that the Kaaba ceremony commemorates Abraham's binding of Ishmail

actually, the Koran is ambiguous on this point and people who have spent thousands of hours looking at primary sources include

http://www.judaism-islam.com/was-abraham-commanded-to-sacrifice-isaac-or-ishmael/

https://books.google.com/books?id=O69zjVnjL10C&pg=PA135&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
Posted by: lord garth   2019-06-02 09:41  

#4  That just screams for a MOAB strike
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-06-02 09:28  

#3  daFime temps about 105
Posted by: lord garth   2019-06-02 09:05  

#2  How can anybody pass up on that ? It looks so inviting. A GBU43 right in the center of it...
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-02 08:04  

#1  Looks like a bombing range target to me. Concentric circles with a square in the middle.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-06-02 07:53  

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