Dec 06 2008
Hajj 2008
Or really Thw al-Hijjah 1429 A.H. Here is a video that explains a bit of the ritual and includes interviews with pilgrims making the hajj this year.
Embedded video from CNN Video
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I teach world history to 9th graders at Weymouth High School in Massachusetts. I love my job because I love to tell stories---stories about history and stories about my life as a child of the 80s, stories from my wanna-be journalist days in Washington, DC and stories about my 4 children: Patrick, Veronica, Nora and Agnes. I also tell lots of "what not to do" stories about my dear husband, Jeff.Our Visitors
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