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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2136002/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2136002/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Saudi Arabia prepares for the “worst-case scenario” for the Hajj • FRANCE 24 English <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/climaterisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climaterisk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/extremeheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremeheat</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FRANCE24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FRANCE24</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FRANCE24English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FRANCE24English</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FranceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FranceNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/france24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france24</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FRANCE24English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FRANCE24English</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FrenchNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hajj</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hajj2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hajj2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsFrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsFrance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pilgrimage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pilgrimage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pilgrims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pilgrims</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Religi%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religión</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/religiousevent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religiousevent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warming</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Saudi Arabia is readying a crackdown on unregistered worshippers at next week's Hajj pilgrimage, a year after hundreds perished as temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/world/hajj-saudi-heat-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">02/world/hajj-saudi-heat-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GazaHeadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaHeadband</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a></p><p>"Saudi police force a Turkish pilgrim to remove her Palestine headband at the Grand Mosque in Mecca" [ ± 1min]<br>by MiddleEastEye</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iJskdXsuqfo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/iJskdXsuqfo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Quote by MEE:<br>"Apr 8, 2025<br>A Turkish pilgrim shared her experience at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia where she faced hostility from the Saudi police due to her wearing a headband that symbolised Palestine. The authorities denied her entry, telling her she would face visa cancellation and expulsion from the country if she were to wear it again.<br>According to her account, police officers denied her entry to the mosque and warned that if she wore the headband again, her visa could be revoked and she would be expelled from the country.<br>The woman said she was deeply ashamed and pained that in Mecca, the birthplace of Islam, a symbol of Palestinian identity was perceived as a political statement rather than recognised as a deeply rooted Muslim issue."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NeverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopTheGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheGenocide</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JusticeForHindRajab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForHindRajab</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JusticeForRifaatRadwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForRifaatRadwan</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Muslims 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" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a>, Saudi Arabia. via Saudi Press Agency </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a></p>
JdeB<p>627 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Floods</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a></p><p>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" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> ?<br>Heavy rainfall is a CONTRIBUTING factor not the sole cause. <br>But,<br>it is a scientific factor that warm air can contain much MORE water [to be released in one big splash]<br>Add to that the more mondaine reason for flooding:<br>- infrastructure based upon getting rid of that water instead of retaining it;<br>- dried out surfaces that won't absorb water but flashing it into a flood;<br>- people not being prepared,<br>and of course<br>people NOT BELIEVING it could be that big of a problem or else they would be<br>- investing in infrastructure to ADAPT to the situation [costs repeated money]<br>- investing in MITIGATION to prevent these kind of emergecies [money up front]</p><p>"Mecca-Medina on High Alert in Saudi Arabia: Torrential Rain, Flash Floods, Dust Storms &amp; Hail Sweep" [3:34 min]<br>by Oneindia News</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNBouTEGD8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=WpNBouTEGD</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p>Quote by ON:<br>"Jan 7, 2025<br>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."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForLife</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForEarth</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopBurningThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopBurningThings</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopEcoside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcoside</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakDown</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>It was a summer of unrelenting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humidity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> too <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extreme</span></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" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></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" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></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" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. In the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> archipelago of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Svalbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Svalbard</span></a>, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, Aug <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/temperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>temperatures</span></a> soared &gt;2.5°C (4.5°F) above the record.</p>
The Japan Times<p>More 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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">24/world/saudi-heat-deaths-hajj/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>islam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>egypt</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The 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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">23/world/egyptian-haj-death-toll/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>egypt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>islam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The death toll from this year’s <a href="https://noc.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></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" target="_blank">#<span>UnregisteredWorshippers</span></a> who performed the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/pilgrimage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pilgrimage</span></a> in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeat</span></a> in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a>. </p><p>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" target="_blank">#<span>OfficialPermits</span></a>. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p><p>More than 1,000 <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HajjPilgrims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HajjPilgrims</span></a> die amid temperatures approaching 52C in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> <br><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" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jun/20/more-than-1000-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-as-temperatures-hit-high-of-51c</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Extreme 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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">024/06/20/climate-change/climate-change-hajj-heat/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> as temperatures exceed 50C.</p><p>"The pilgrimage is increasingly affected by climate breakdown, according to a Saudi study published last month.<br>Each year tens of thousands of pilgrims attempt to perform the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></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."</p><p><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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness</span></a>?</p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>The things Religion makes people do to themselves 😞 </p><p><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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>"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 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@laureen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>laureen</span></a></span> <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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateemergency</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/heatstroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatstroke</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Hundreds 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" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">12/world/society/gaza-war-hajj-pilgrims-mecca/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hajj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hajj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mecca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>islam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/middleeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>middleeast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israelhamaswar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israelhamaswar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestinians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamas</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>8124</span></a></span> </p><p>I’m not making this remark callously. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrandSharif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrandSharif</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> actually fought the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottoman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turks</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> independence.</p><p>He knowingly put his personal life and the lives of his 3 sons in mortal danger. So the freedom would have been totally earned. </p><p>What was the role of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> in this struggle during <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a>? Did they fight for their freedom or did they just wanted it handed to them on a platter?</p><p>Oh wait. In 1947, it was handed to them on a platter, but they kicked it</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewSilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSilkRoad</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Samarkand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Samarkand</span></a> was a major <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkRoad</span></a> trading hub for more than 2,500 years. Now, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uzbek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uzbek</span></a> city has a major new tourism complex. </p><p>Wonder if Samarkand aspires to rival or dethrone <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> travel destination as well:</p><p>"Shah-i-Zinda is Samarkand's holiest site," … the giant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/necropolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>necropolis</span></a> dedicated to Qasim Ibn Abbas, cousin of the Prophet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muhammad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muhammad</span></a>, who was responsible for bringing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a> to this part of the world in the 7th Century. <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShahIZinda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShahIZinda</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240110-central-asias-glittering-new-silk-road-jewel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/travel/article/2024011</span><span class="invisible">0-central-asias-glittering-new-silk-road-jewel</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@TruthSandwich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TruthSandwich</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> hates us for more reasons, freedom and liberalism, among others.</p><p>Another is their grievance that despite the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shia</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunni</span></a> split, the "West" gave exclusive control of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> to Sunnis rather then put it in an international or pan-Muslim condominium.</p><p>This latter grievance also finds expression in their effort to use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AxisOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfResistance</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/permanentStateOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permanentStateOfWar</span></a>.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Bam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Bam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>8124</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@notwithstanding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>notwithstanding</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://libera.site/channel/martin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>martin</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>Untangling <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DamascusProtocol</span></a> dreamed up by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> secret societies on their own from the actual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> offer to Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> — recognizing Arab independence from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TurkishYoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurkishYoke</span></a> — in exchange for Arabs revolting against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turks</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McMahonHusseinCorrespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McMahonHusseinCorrespondence</span></a> ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111469381209136152" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11469381209136152</span></a></p><p>Meme inspired by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@8124" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>8124</span></a></span> -- Thanks!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottomans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottomans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkish</span></a> intrigue with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germans</span></a> was separate from its intrigue to depose Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a> </p><p>These Turkish intrigues collided with:</p><p>1. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThievesBanquet</span></a></p><p>2. Subsequent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> intrigue to dangle independence to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arabs</span></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" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a></p><p>3. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DamascusProtocol</span></a> cooked up by secret <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> societies and presented to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> without British knowledge</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> was notably absent when this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> mess was created</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottoman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> was already scheming to depose Grand Sharif <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mecca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mecca</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThievesBanquet</span></a>, starting with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> coveting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Istanbul</span></a>), with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> reluctantly agreeing, led to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kitchener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kitchener</span></a> letter offering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hussein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hussein</span></a> independence from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottomans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottomans</span></a> but it was based on vague borders</p><p>Separately, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> secret societies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlAhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlAhd</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlFatat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlFatat</span></a> jointly conceived <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DamascusProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DamascusProtocol</span></a>, foundation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArabRevolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArabRevolt</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turks</span></a>, to include <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> but British never promised them that</p>
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