Mike Tyson pic: Here I am during my journey to Mecca

By l0gikal on from twitpic.com

Mike Tyson recently posted this picture on his twitter account during his visit to Mecca
http://twitter.com/MikeTyson/status/18202678728
KO’ed by Islam: Tyson Weeps on Spiritual Tour in Saudi

KO’ed by Islam: Tyson Weeps on Spiritual Tour in Saudi

By elan on 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.”

Inside the Hajj Pilgrimage - CNN.com

By Saladin on 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.
Swine Flu Restricting Hajj, `Umrah

Swine Flu Restricting Hajj, `Umrah

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

TEHRAN/JEDDAH — As swine flu fears are growing, Iran has banned `Umrah during the holy fasting month of Ramadan while Saudi Arabia ordered mandatory measures for pilgrims during hajj..
Arab Countries Ban Elderly, Young From Hajj

Arab Countries Ban Elderly, Young From Hajj

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

CAIRO — In a bid to contain the spread of swine flu, Arab health ministers agreed Wednesday, July 22, to ban the elderly and young children from going on `Umrah and hajj in Saudi Arabia this year..

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