Comments on: Motorcycle Diaries Part X http://arabcomment.com/2007/motorcycle-diaries-part-x/ where the Arab world thinks out loud Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ArabComment » Motorcycle Diaries Part XIII http://arabcomment.com/2007/motorcycle-diaries-part-x/comment-page-1/#comment-224 ArabComment » Motorcycle Diaries Part XIII Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:58:37 +0000 http://arabcomment.com/2007/motorcycle-diaries-part-x/#comment-224 [...] anyone could deduce anything from the previous Uglification articles (exposing and denouncing the stranglehold that the treacherous cult of Wahabism has tightened [...] [...] anyone could deduce anything from the previous Uglification articles (exposing and denouncing the stranglehold that the treacherous cult of Wahabism has tightened [...]

]]> By: Nour 78 http://arabcomment.com/2007/motorcycle-diaries-part-x/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Nour 78 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:26:06 +0000 http://arabcomment.com/2007/motorcycle-diaries-part-x/#comment-38 Even Richard Burton commented on the ugliness and savageness of the Wahhabis while traveling in Arabia in the 19th century. I distinctly remember his comments on their penchant for destroying all things historical. My husband who has just completed his Hajj called me when he first arrived in Mecca and told me that he was going to visit some historical sites. I said, "What historical sites! I thought they were all bulldozed and paved over by the Saudi authorities!" If I'm not mistaken, didn't they even build a toilet over Hazrat Khadija's grave? Even Richard Burton commented on the ugliness and savageness of the Wahhabis while traveling in Arabia in the 19th century. I distinctly remember his comments on their penchant for destroying all things historical.

My husband who has just completed his Hajj called me when he first arrived in Mecca and told me that he was going to visit some historical sites. I said, “What historical sites! I thought they were all bulldozed and paved over by the Saudi authorities!” If I’m not mistaken, didn’t they even build a toilet over Hazrat Khadija’s grave?

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