Praying Silently

Walking on Sacred Ground

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October 10th 2007
I am sending this out a bit early because I am about to go on my Eid break at the end of Ramadan and do some great traveling. I have about 7 days off so I am hopefully going to spend some time in Damascus and then either travel around the region there or come back and visit Petra and maybe Wadi Rum. This is going to be the special Islam edition of my blog entries, if you have no interest in ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more