http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-34226003<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been showing images of this very mosque \u2014 the Grand Mosque or, in Arabic, al-Masjid al-Haram \u2014 and talking about it in my classes this past week.<\/p>\n
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The loss of life\u00a0might, perhaps, have been even worse, though, had this accident occurred eleven days from now, when pilgrims from all over the world will have gathered in Mecca for the annual pilgrimage of the hajj<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe belong to God, and to Him we shall return.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(Thanks to Nicol Sorenson-Legakis for ensuring that I didn\u2019t miss this story.)<\/p>\n
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