Technology Changing Hajj Pilgrimage
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Modern technology has changed the way Muslims experience the hajj pilgrimage, a rite required of able-bodied faithful who can afford it at least once in a lifetime. It has also perhaps changed the way they experience being Muslims, as Islamic militants have popularly seized on the Internet as a tool for publicizing their extremist, often violent, version of the religion.
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Asia Societyâs glinting and glowing show of pre-Islamic art offers windows onto history, past and present.
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The same Internet that's making so much of the world just a virtual click away is revolutionizing the way the US tourism industry entices people to come visit in person.
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Devices that let people carry video and images are set to have a big year, industry experts say.
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Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.
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ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims spent the day in prayer on the plain of Arafat near Mecca on Tuesday, marking the climax of this season's haj pilgrimage where Iranian pilgrims managed to protest against America.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims set off for Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Sunday, demonstrating their political power and praying to be safe from bomb attacks ahead of one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest days.
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Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims performed  final rites of the haj on Saturday, with many praising its  safety following fears of stampedes or al Qaeda strikes.
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A prototype location-based game uses PDAs to guide visitors through an interactive tour of the Tower of London, where two of Henry VIII's wives were executed. Beats reading plaques.
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ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia  - Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims reached the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on Monday, the vanguard of a throng expected to peak at more than 2 million people by Tuesday, the climax of the haj pilgrimage.
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Technology is changing daily. It&#39;s a wonder we aren&#39;t all punch-drunk from the velocity with which new things emerge and not-so-old things become obsolete.
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Thousands of Indians living abroad  are logging on to religious Web sites in the run-up to the main  Hindu festival of Diwali, courtesy of a stream of sites  offering services like online praying and blessings.
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MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi police were on alert on Friday as millions of Muslims were completing one of the last rituals of the annual haj pilgrimage, testing new crowd control arrangements at an accident spot on the haj itinerary.
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Millions of Muslims in Mecca for the Hajj can stay connected thanks to free Wi-Fi covering much of the city.
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MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims threw pebbles at a stone wall outside Mecca, shaved their heads and bought sacrificial animals on Wednesday, the third day of the annual haj pilgrimage to the Mecca area.
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Two firms are racing to map the world as the Internet goes increasingly mobile with ever more sophisticated gadgets for people on the move.