I wonder if Allah was sending a sign. :roll:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34226003
Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead in Saudi Arabia
At least 87 people died and more than 180 people were injured when a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque - the largest in the world - that was filled with worshippers at the time.
The head of Saudi Arabia's civil defence said strong winds and heavy rains had caused the collapse.
Mecca is currently preparing for the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage.
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P.S.... (and I never knew this until recently)
The Saudi Royal Family have been TOTALLY desecrating and ruining Islam's holiest site recently.
An 18th century Ottoman fortress directly beside the Grand Mosque was razed to the ground a few years ago, JUST to make way for a COLOSSAL gold-plated clock tower and luxury apartments (it's one of the tallest buildings in the world) which is nothing but a vanity project by the Saudi ruling family.
Historic graves and ruins dating back 1,500 years to the time of Mohammed were built over for modern hotels and apartments for pilgrims. Global chain stores like Starbucks and international hotel groups have cashed in, and the whole site is now a glitzy religious version of Dubai.
Not that I'm any fan of Islam, of course, but I find it a shame that important ancient religious sites and Islamic history has been swept away. I find it so curious that a supposedly strict religious country as Saudi Arabia has no trouble with ruining their utmost holiest site with multinational stores, commercialisation, sponsorship, and modern 21st century building projects.
Hence why all those cranes were there. :roll:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34226003
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Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead in Saudi Arabia
At least 87 people died and more than 180 people were injured when a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque - the largest in the world - that was filled with worshippers at the time.
The head of Saudi Arabia's civil defence said strong winds and heavy rains had caused the collapse.
Mecca is currently preparing for the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage.
P.S.... (and I never knew this until recently)
The Saudi Royal Family have been TOTALLY desecrating and ruining Islam's holiest site recently.
An 18th century Ottoman fortress directly beside the Grand Mosque was razed to the ground a few years ago, JUST to make way for a COLOSSAL gold-plated clock tower and luxury apartments (it's one of the tallest buildings in the world) which is nothing but a vanity project by the Saudi ruling family.
Historic graves and ruins dating back 1,500 years to the time of Mohammed were built over for modern hotels and apartments for pilgrims. Global chain stores like Starbucks and international hotel groups have cashed in, and the whole site is now a glitzy religious version of Dubai.
Not that I'm any fan of Islam, of course, but I find it a shame that important ancient religious sites and Islamic history has been swept away. I find it so curious that a supposedly strict religious country as Saudi Arabia has no trouble with ruining their utmost holiest site with multinational stores, commercialisation, sponsorship, and modern 21st century building projects.
Hence why all those cranes were there. :roll: