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Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for pilgrimage. The current travel restrictions prevent the entry of both overseas pilgrims and…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide Hrant Dink

Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide

Between 1914 and 1921, the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey and its border regions. From massacres to death marches, 1.5 million of Turkey’s historic Armenian population was murdered. Since 1923, Turkey has denied perpetrating what came to be called…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide Hrant Dink

Why it took Congress 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide

Thousands of Armenian-Americans gather to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Los Angeles, California on April 24, 2018. Ronen Tivony/Nur via Getty ImagesBetween 1914 and 1921, the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey and its border regions. From…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for pilgrimage. The current travel restrictions prevent the entry of both overseas pilgrims and…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Umrah pilgrims pray near the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FileDue to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Historian: I warned the 1619 Project’s author she was wrong about the Revolutionary War 1619 Slavery

Historian: I warned the 1619 Project’s author she was wrong about the Revolutionary War

One of the most contentious claims made in the NY Times 1619 Project is the claim that the impetus for the Revolutionary War was really an attempt to protect the institution of slavery. In her lead essay, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote “one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare…
bubmag
March 6, 2020