Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
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Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses | Zawya
* Pilgrim numbers down to 1.85 mln from nearly 3 mln
* Construction, regional crises and fewer Iranians to blame
* Cheap oil hits economy, domestic pilgrims down by half
* Pilgrims, senior cleric hit at perceived price gouging
Saudi authorities say only about 1.86 million pilgrims, including around 1.3 million coming from outside the country, are attending this year's haj, down from peak figures that approached 3 million a few years ago.
* Pilgrim numbers down to 1.85 mln from nearly 3 mln
* Construction, regional crises and fewer Iranians to blame
* Cheap oil hits economy, domestic pilgrims down by half
* Pilgrims, senior cleric hit at perceived price gouging
Saudi authorities say only about 1.86 million pilgrims, including around 1.3 million coming from outside the country, are attending this year's haj, down from peak figures that approached 3 million a few years ago.
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Re: Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
fewer Iranians to blame
Abu Dhabi is dead though, came back from hols and its like a ghost town. (When isn't it?)
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They're all here in KL instead - the place is absolutely rammed, with minibus load after minibus load of abaya-wearing ladies arriving outside the big malls and later disgorging outside their hotels amongst mountains of shopping bags
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Re: Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
Vision 2030 will take care of all of the problems, world leaders have been praising the Vision since it was revealed
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Re: Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses
Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses | Zawya
* Pilgrim numbers down to 1.85 mln from nearly 3 mln
* Construction, regional crises and fewer Iranians to blame
* Cheap oil hits economy, domestic pilgrims down by half
* Pilgrims, senior cleric hit at perceived price gouging
Saudi authorities say only about 1.86 million pilgrims, including around 1.3 million
coming from outside the country, are attending this year's haj, down from peak figures that approached 3 million a few years ago.
* Pilgrim numbers down to 1.85 mln from nearly 3 mln
* Construction, regional crises and fewer Iranians to blame
* Cheap oil hits economy, domestic pilgrims down by half
* Pilgrims, senior cleric hit at perceived price gouging
Saudi authorities say only about 1.86 million pilgrims, including around 1.3 million
coming from outside the country, are attending this year's haj, down from peak figures that approached 3 million a few years ago.
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The only embarrassment here is the fact that despite living in an English language based country, you still are a baboon on a keyboard, figuratively as well as literally!
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But he converted to Islam, and that's one of the 5 pillars, so what would be an embarrassment is if he didn't, as it would show he wasn't taking his faith seriously enough.
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There was a man whipped in Saudi recently, for proclaiming that he did not believe in god. And yet you, and countless others including the old farts who preside over the Magic Kingdom, shout that Islam is the religion of peace. Try telling that to the guy who's just been whipped. That's hypocrisy, and if you had any decency you'd be embarrassed, but we all know that's too much to expect of you.
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Now regarding my English, it may not be good enough for the english folks, but at least I don't shamefully lick their asses begging for acceptance. Do you see the difference?
Anyway, I feel like a coconut for dessert today. Thanks for reminding me!!
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For openminded people, you are right, it's normal, but for those who only view islam as doom and gloom, it is an embarrassment