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I can never forget arriving in Jeddah International airport, and seeing the faces of my Mom, Dad, Brother and lil 10-month nephew, with his rosy pink cheeks, spiky hair and the look that said ‘Why are you smiling at me like that? Excuse me do i know you??”
That was 2 months ago. Little later brother left, sister and nephew left, and now the time for me has come!…
Since i was small i have heard warnings against getting confused between the Masjid-al-Aqsa (the first direction of prayer for the Muslims) and The Dome of the Rock (update: Dome of the Rock also called Qubbat As-Sakhrah). It is the Masjid-al-Aqsa that is the third important mosque for the Muslims (after Haram in Makkah, and the Prophets Mosque in Madinah) and its NOT the Dome of the rock.
The Masjid Al-Aqsa
The Dome of the Rock
Yet after so many years (atleast 12 years!) I am amazed to see this photo on this news site , with the words ‘Indonesians march for Aqsa mosque, Palestine‘. This potrayes the bitter truth that the image of Masjid al Aqsa, really has disappeared from people’s minds. And to think Indonesia is considered the largest Muslim country!
What you can see in the photo is clearly a model of the Dome of the Rock. Can such a large mass of people be all so misled and fooled? This indeed is very sad to see.
“When you attack black people, they call it racism.
When you attack Jewish people, they call it anti-Semitism.
When you attack women, they call it sexism.
When you attack homosexuality, they call it Intolerance.
When you attack your country, they call it treason.
When you attack a religious sect, they call it hate speech.
But! when you attack the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH), they want to call it freedom of speech!” – Max Man
This is something I read on twitter, re-tweeted by someone else. I am not sure who this “Max Man” is, but he has a really good point there.
PS. Due to my exams, I have not been following much on the issues surrounding the Prophet(PBUH) and Facebook.
PPS. Wish me luck and pray for me 
There is an image of me on Google Street View!
Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world. [Wikipedia]
It once created a big buzz when it first started in the UK as these images, apparently, breaks the privacy of homes and people. In the early days, the faces of people on the streets were not blurred, but many court cases later, they ended up blurring all the images of people. This view is taken from a vehicle that has a mounted 360-degree camera, that captures images, which are then put together to get the view. Zoom in on the five guys walking in the centre. Spot me if you can . If the Applet below doesn’t work, click here.
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