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Commercializing House of God

by on 15. Jan, 2011 in Islam, Issues, Middle East, Politics

New York Times published an interesting article in December that didn’t really surprise me but it was interesting to see how the author, Nicolai Ouroussof, portrayed the issue of the Saudi Arabian Clock Tower overlooking the Ka’aba. The first sentence of the article is astounding as well as telling. It is an architectural absurdity. Indeed, [...]

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Sounds of Dubai

by on 16. Jul, 2009 in Dubai, Middle East, Music, Videos

This is the part two of my previous post about Sights of Dubai. The following three videos were shot along side a small lake under the tallest building in the world which is around the biggest mall in the world. Dubai Mall Water Show – Baba Yetu Dubai Mall Water Show – Time to Say [...]

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Sights of Dubai

by on 11. Jul, 2009 in Dubai, Middle East, Photos

I had a great time in Dubai last month and I couldn’t wait until I could get back home and blog about it. I have decided that I would post the best photos and videos in two blog posts and then talk about my entire vacation in another post. Below you will find some of [...]

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