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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Call to prayer - in the air
On Emirates flights the location of Mecca is shown on the common TV screens at the appropriate time. They restrain from the Muezzin's call to prayer over a crackly tannoy. I'm not sure how they set the prayer times though considering that while flying you are constantly crossing time zones.

Call To Prayer - flying towards Mecca

Call To Prayer - flying away from Mecca

Call To Prayer - flying towards Mecca

Call To Prayer - flying away from Mecca
Labels: airlines, emirates, religion
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Arrow to Mecca
In my hotel room there is a black arrow on the ceiling pointing in the direction to Mecca, a common site in Islamic countries.

Mecca Arrow

Mecca Arrow
Labels: dubai, mecca, religion, uae
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Provocative Swastika
I have travelled around Asia enough to be used to seeing Swastika's everywhere. It has been used by Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism long before 1933.
The tilt of this swastika and colour scheme though is more Nazi than Eastern Religious.

Provocative Swastika - Seen in Goa
The tilt of this swastika and colour scheme though is more Nazi than Eastern Religious.

Provocative Swastika - Seen in Goa
Labels: india, religion, swastika
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Ramadan in Malaysia
International companies accommodating for local tastes and traditions. In this case the fasting month of Ramadan. Colonel Sanders probably never even heard of Ramadan.

Dunkin Donuts Ramadan Menu

KFC Breaking Of Fast Times

Dunkin Donuts Ramadan Menu

KFC Breaking Of Fast Times
Labels: food, kuala-lumpur, malaysia, religion
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Three wise men - Cologne Germany
Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) houses what is said to be the remains of the Magi (the three wise men).

The Shrine of the Three Kings
The Shrine of the Three Kings makes Colognes Cathedral one of great pilgrimage churches of Europe.

Three Wise Men

The Shrine of the Three Kings
The Shrine of the Three Kings makes Colognes Cathedral one of great pilgrimage churches of Europe.

Three Wise Men
Labels: cathedral, cologne, germany, religion
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