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Inauguration and Hajj compared 2:17CNN's Zain Verjee looks at the similarities between Inauguration Day in Washington and the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
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CNN’s Zain Verjee Compares Inauguration Crowd to Hajj Pilgrimage
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
CNN correspondent Zain Verjee, in a report posted on CNN.com on January 17, likened the expected large crowds for the inauguration of Barack Obama to the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca: “The coming political pilgrimage to Washington is similar to another grand event in both size and preparation -- the Hajj, the most important religious pilgrimage in the Muslim world.” Verjee has personal experience of the Hajj, as she belongs to the Ismaili branch of Shiite Islam. She filed a web log for CNN of her experience on the pilgrimage in 2005. During her report, she emphasized ...
CNN Anchor Compares Inauguration Crowd To Islamic Pilgrims During Hajj
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Why not? The left treats Obama like their prophet and messiah, so it’s actually a fairly apt comparison.
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