By l0gikal on Sports and Recreation from www.thenational.ae
Muslims angered at the prospect of rowdy revelers descending onto Qatar for the 2022 World Cup games have been told to make a pilgrimage to Mecca during the tournament. 
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The cube: a primary building block, the simplicity of which reflects the essence of Islam. emel brings you art from around the world, depicting the magnificent beauty of the Ka’ba By l0gikal on Muslims from twitpic.com
Mike Tyson recently posted this picture on his twitter account during his visit to Mecca
By elan on Muslims from www.elanthemag.com
Throngs of fans crowded former boxing champion (and convert) Mike Tyson this week, as he took a spiritual tour of Mecca, while performing Umrah, that ended in tears: tears of awakening. Tyson toured the requisite sites, finally crying at the Prophet’s Mosque, saying: “I couldn’t resist shedding tears when I came to know that I was in one of the gardens of paradise.” 
By Saladin on Muslims from news.yahoo.com
Former boxing champion Mike Tyson, who converted to Islam while in jail in the 1990s, is visiting the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on pilgrimage, a Saudi daily reported on Saturday. 
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The first phase of the Makkah Monorail project is expected to be completed before this year's Haj, according to a report. By Saladin on Videos from www.cnn.com
Hajj is the world’s largest annual pilgrimage that takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Last year VICE Founder Suroosh Alvi went with his family and shot footage with an old Handicam. His intention was never to make a VBS doc out of it, but lo and behold here it is…shaky camerawork and all. The next Hajj is expected to fall between November 14-18, 2010. 
By MuslimMatters on Everything Else from muslimmatters.org
When people you know come back from Hajj, you notice them talking about how much they "miss" Hajj and how they can't wait to go back. There are many possibilities for what exactly each person misses from their journey, but what's common between them is the reason why they would say that and feel that way. 
By l0gikal on Images from www.boston.com
Some 2.5 million Muslim faithful from all over the world descended on Mecca this year, many encountering an unusual occurance: heavy flooding due to recent torrential rains. Collected below are photographs from this year's Hajj and observance of Eid al-Adha. 
