Pssst -- wanna see something secret???
You all know that
big cubical building in Mecca -- the one built to house their most holy icon -- the piece of meteorite that they think came from the moon? The "black stone"?
Yahoo/AP has the results of a photo-op when the palestinians went to visit:
In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, accompanied by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, prays in front of the black stone inside the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Friday, Feb. 9, 2007.
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal prays in front of the black stone inside the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca early Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed and agreeing that the Islamic militant group Hamas would head a new coalition government that would 'respect' past peace agreements with Israel.
Here are a few more images (hmmm... thought that iconic representation was against their beliefs...).
Looks like a
glory-hole to me...
Considering that their most holy icon was supposed to have come from the moon, I bet that pictures like this must really chap their britches:
Never been there and given the lavish care they spend on their children's education, never will...
Feeling snarky and jet-lagged tonight.
Posted by DaveH at February 16, 2007 8:35 PM