In every hotel room there is a sign on the dresser or the ceiling that indicates the direction of the city of Mecca. Muslims all over the world always face Mecca when they pray.We visited the Shura council on Sunday (the business week in Saudi Arabia is Saturday through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are the weekend days.) The Shura council is the rough equivalent of the U.S. congress or the British Parliament. We met with four members of the Shura council who talked openly about issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the war on terror, the war in Iraq, and the future of relations between the U.S. and Saudi governments. I videotaped many of the responses and look forward to sharing them.
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Hello Mr. J I can not wait till you come back. Class has not been the same without you, I was wondering what they call that building that you were at? What was so interesting to me about the building was I saw it on the worlds priteyist buildings ever. Bye see you tomorow.
The building is called the Shura Council, which is kind of like the capitol building in Washington DC. It was beautiful on the inside, too.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
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