http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/19/historic-madinah-mosques/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://xrdarabia.org/2009/07/19/historic-madinah-mosques/comment-page-1/#comment-22239 M Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:31:19 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=8235#comment-22239 I was very happy to hear this bit of news for two reason. One, it's a refreshing change of the previous policy of simply bulldozing these historic relics in fear of "idol worship". Two, I used to live nearby when I was a child. I always found those ancient minuscule mosques fascinating. I was very happy to hear this bit of news for two reason. One, it’s a refreshing change of the previous policy of simply bulldozing these historic relics in fear of “idol worship”. Two, I used to live nearby when I was a child. I always found those ancient minuscule mosques fascinating.

]]>