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earthlingMuslims perform late night prayers on the month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a>, Saudi Arabia. via Saudi Press Agency <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Islam</a>

JdeB627 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Floods</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a>There seem to be more floods, lately. What has that to do with <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> ? Heavy rainfall is a CONTRIBUTING factor not the sole cause. But, it is a scientific factor that warm air can contain much MORE water [to be released in one big splash] Add to that the more mondaine reason for flooding: - infrastructure based upon getting rid of that water instead of retaining it; - dried out surfaces that won't absorb water but flashing it into a flood; - people not being prepared, and of course people NOT BELIEVING it could be that big of a problem or else they would be - investing in infrastructure to ADAPT to the situation [costs repeated money] - investing in MITIGATION to prevent these kind of emergecies [money up front]"Mecca-Medina on High Alert in Saudi Arabia: Torrential Rain, Flash Floods, Dust Storms & Hail Sweep" [3:34 min] by Oneindia News<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNBouTEGD8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNBouTEGD8</a>Quote by ON: "Jan 7, 2025 Saudi Arabia is on high alert as heavy rainfall sweeps across Mecca and Medina, causing flash floods, dust storms, and hail. The extreme weather is expected to continue until Wednesday, bringing dangerous conditions to the holy cities. In this video, we explore the impact of this severe weather event, the precautions being taken, and the ongoing weather warnings for the region. Stay informed about how Saudi Arabia is dealing with these intense weather patterns and the potential threats to public safety."<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TakeCareForLife</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TakeCareForEarth</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopBurningThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopBurningThings</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopEcoside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopEcoside</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakDown</a>

NonilexIt was a summer of unrelenting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humidity</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heat</a> too <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extreme</a> for the human body….In June, ≥1,300 pilgrims visiting the Muslim holy city of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> died amid temperatures of 50°C (122°F).…125 people were reported dead in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a> during a July streak of exceedingly hot nights that researchers say was made 200X as likely because of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>. In the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arctic</a> archipelago of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Svalbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Svalbard</a>, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, Aug <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/temperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temperatures</a> soared >2.5°C (4.5°F) above the record.

The Japan TimesMore than 1,300 faithful died during the Hajj pilgrimage, which took place amid intense heat, and most of the deceased did not have official permits, Saudi Arabia said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/24/world/saudi-heat-deaths-hajj/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/24/world/saudi-heat-deaths-hajj/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#islam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saudiarabia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mecca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#egypt</a>

The Japan TimesThe toll of Egyptians who died taking part in the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, amid extreme heat, has risen to 672 while another 25 are missing. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/world/egyptian-haj-death-toll/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/world/egyptian-haj-death-toll/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#egypt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saudiarabia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mecca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#islam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a>

Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.socialThe death toll from this year’s <a href="https://noc.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> has exceeded 1,000, with more than half of the victims <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UnregisteredWorshippers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnregisteredWorshippers</a> who performed the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/pilgrimage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pilgrimage</a> in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeat</a> in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaudiArabia</a>. Each year tens of thousands of pilgrims try to join the hajj through irregular channels as they cannot afford the often costly <a href="https://noc.social/tags/OfficialPermits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OfficialPermits</a>. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>More than 1,000 <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HajjPilgrims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HajjPilgrims</a> die amid temperatures approaching 52C in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/more-than-1000-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-as-temperatures-hit-high-of-51c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/more-than-1000-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-as-temperatures-hit-high-of-51c</a>

The Japan TimesExtreme heat is proving fatal for hundreds who began the Hajj pilgrimage last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/06/20/climate-change/climate-change-hajj-heat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/06/20/climate-change/climate-change-hajj-heat/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saudiarabia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mecca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a>

CelloMom On CarsMore than 550 hajj pilgrims die in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> as temperatures exceed 50C."The pilgrimage is increasingly affected by climate breakdown, according to a Saudi study published last month. Each year tens of thousands of pilgrims attempt to perform the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> without securing official hajj visas in order to save money, a more dangerous undertaking because these off-the-books pilgrims cannot access air-conditioned facilities provided by Saudi authorities along the hajj route."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness</a>?

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈The things Religion makes people do to themselves 😞 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness?CMP=share_btn_url</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>

AI6YR Ben"More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C.... At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress... Temperatures hit 51.8Cat the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday, the Saudi national meteorology centre said.." h/t <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@laureen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@laureen</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwave</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mecca</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateemergency</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#death</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/heatstroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatstroke</a>

The Japan TimesHundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage unfolding this year in the shadow of the Gaza war. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/12/world/society/gaza-war-hajj-pilgrims-mecca/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/12/world/society/gaza-war-hajj-pilgrims-mecca/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hajj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saudiarabia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mecca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#islam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/middleeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#middleeast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#israel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaza</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israelhamaswar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#israelhamaswar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palestinians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hamas</a>

Ramesh #NotGoingBack⬆️ <a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@8124</a> I’m not making this remark callously. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrandSharif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrandSharif</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> actually fought the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ottoman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turks</a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arab</a> independence.He knowingly put his personal life and the lives of his 3 sons in mortal danger. So the freedom would have been totally earned. What was the role of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestinians</a> in this struggle during <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWI</a>? Did they fight for their freedom or did they just wanted it handed to them on a platter?Oh wait. In 1947, it was handed to them on a platter, but they kicked it

Ramesh #NotGoingBack<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewSilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewSilkRoad</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Samarkand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Samarkand</a> was a major <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilkRoad</a> trading hub for more than 2,500 years. Now, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uzbek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uzbek</a> city has a major new tourism complex. Wonder if Samarkand aspires to rival or dethrone <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religious</a> travel destination as well:"Shah-i-Zinda is Samarkand's holiest site," … the giant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/necropolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#necropolis</a> dedicated to Qasim Ibn Abbas, cousin of the Prophet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muhammad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Muhammad</a>, who was responsible for bringing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Islam</a> to this part of the world in the 7th Century. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShahIZinda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShahIZinda</a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240110-central-asias-glittering-new-silk-road-jewel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240110-central-asias-glittering-new-silk-road-jewel</a>

Ramesh #NotGoingBack⬆️ <a href="https://toad.social/@TruthSandwich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TruthSandwich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iran</a> hates us for more reasons, freedom and liberalism, among others.Another is their grievance that despite the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shia</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunni</a> split, the "West" gave exclusive control of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> to Sunnis rather then put it in an international or pan-Muslim condominium.This latter grievance also finds expression in their effort to use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AxisOfResistance</a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permanentStateOfWar</a>.<a href="https://sfba.social/@Bam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Bam</a> <a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@8124</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@notwithstanding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@notwithstanding</a> <a href="https://libera.site/channel/martin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@martin</a>

Ramesh #NotGoingBackUntangling <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DamascusProtocol</a> dreamed up by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arab</a> secret societies on their own from the actual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#British</a> offer to Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> — recognizing Arab independence from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TurkishYoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TurkishYoke</a> — in exchange for Arabs revolting against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turks</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWI</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McMahonHusseinCorrespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McMahonHusseinCorrespondence</a> ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111469381209136152" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111469381209136152</a>Meme inspired by <a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@8124</a> -- Thanks!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottomans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ottomans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestine</a>

Ramesh #NotGoingBack⬆️The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turkish</a> intrigue with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germans</a> was separate from its intrigue to depose Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> These Turkish intrigues collided with:1. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThievesBanquet</a>2. Subsequent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#British</a> intrigue to dangle independence to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arabs</a>, albeit with loosely defined borders, in exchange for their support in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWI</a>3. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DamascusProtocol</a> cooked up by secret <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arab</a> societies and presented to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> without British knowledge<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imperialism</a> was notably absent when this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiddleEast</a> mess was created

Ramesh #NotGoingBack<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ottoman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turkey</a> was already scheming to depose Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThievesBanquet</a>, starting with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> coveting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Constantinople</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Istanbul</a>), with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#France</a> reluctantly agreeing, led to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kitchener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kitchener</a> letter offering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hussein</a> independence from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottomans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ottomans</a> but it was based on vague bordersSeparately, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arab</a> secret societies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlAhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlAhd</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlFatat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlFatat</a> jointly conceived <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DamascusProtocol</a>, foundation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArabRevolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArabRevolt</a> against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Turks</a>, to include <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> but British never promised them that

AI6YR BenMore details (via the <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CHP</a>). Bridge washout in <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CAwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CAwx</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ImperialCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImperialCounty</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Imperial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Imperial</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Niland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Niland</a>

Al Jazeera (unofficial)Gale force winds blew people and objects down streets as a fierce storm hit the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, where the landmark clock tower was struck by lig... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw2Gk-nZCjk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lightning strikes Mecca clock tower as storm causes chaos</a>

janggolan<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UAE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronaut</a> spies <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mecca</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> station during <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hajj</a> (photo)... <a href="https://www.space.com/uae-long-duration-astronaut-mecca-hajj-photo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.space.com/uae-long-duration-astronaut-mecca-hajj-photo</a>

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