{"id":75327,"date":"2015-09-24T19:37:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T03:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=75327"},"modified":"2015-09-24T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T03:46:07","slug":"african-pilgrims-responsible-for-mecca-carnage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=75327","title":{"rendered":"African Pilgrims Responsible For Mecca Carnage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.vocativ.com\/news\/234297\/saudis-blame-african-pilgrims-for-deadly-stampede-near-mecca\/\">Report<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>The head of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Hajj committee blamed the stampede that has killed more than 700 pilgrims in the holy city of Mina on \u201csome pilgrims from African nationalities,\u201d<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nThe comments have sparked recriminations online towards pilgrims from the African continent, with one person calling for a \u201cdecrease in the number of pilgrims from several countries such as Egypt and African countries, with all due respect, and to increase the number of pilgrims from Malaysia who are known for their order and rational behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.unz.com\/isteve\/our-vibrant-future\/\">It\u2019s just their cultural interpretation of queueing<\/a> and I think we should celebrate it in all its vibrancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: The head of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Hajj committee blamed the stampede that has killed more than 700 pilgrims in the holy city of Mina on \u201csome pilgrims from African nationalities,\u201d [&#8230;] The comments have sparked recriminations online towards pilgrims from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=75327\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12477,139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-islam"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - 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