Comments on: Catching a cold in Mecca: Turkmen pilgrims forced to stay home

By: neweurasia.net » Новые мусульмане Туркменистана: Взгляд Forum 18

neweurasia.net » Новые мусульмане Туркменистана: Взгляд Forum 18 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:12:40 +0000

[...] и заграничными мусульманами. Возьмем, например, прошлогодний запрет на хадж. Официально это было мотивировано опасностью [...]

By: neweurasia.net » Turkmenistan’s new Muslims, part 4: sewing the threads (the edge finish)

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:01:11 +0000

[...] to limit contacts between Turkmen Muslims and foreign Muslims. Take for example last year’s ban on the Hajj, although officially for health reasons, should probably be seen as another action in this policy. [...]

By: neweurasia.net » Turkmen Gods, part 2: “This is for God and this is for our idols”

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:31 +0000

[...] the hajj is tightly controlled, often under very flimsy pretexts. Meanwhile, although about 90 percent of the population are [...]

By: Pilgrim

Pilgrim — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:49:55 +0000

I am an orthodox christian from Ukraine. I very like to ride in pilgrimage.
Recently, on New Year, rode from our temple in a pilgrimage journey on the monasteries of Russia.
Rode a bus, and when returned, most people had become ill a flu. Though and by a not swine flu, but reached us it is good.
And even not looking on it, all were happy. A journey was given out very beneficial.