(CNN) – The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the world’s largest gathering of Muslims - the biggest annual gathering of humanity, period.
So it’s no surprise that Middle East experts expect this year’s pilgrimage, the first to happen since the Arab Spring began last year, to be different.
An anti-government protester displays paintings on her hand of other countries involved in the Arab Spring revolutions during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa October 26, 2011. The words read, “Go out.” REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
NEW YORK (TrustLaw) - A session on legal issues involving women and Islam emerged as a flashpoint and the major casualty in an unexpected crackdown by Dubai’s security branch on a prestigious and long-planned global gathering of more than 5,000 lawyers and other delegates in the Emirate this week.
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend—Sunday morning at 2 a.m., to be exact—so we must remember to turn our clocks back one hour or risk being late for work (like really late, as opposed to the typical five or so minutes late) Monday morning. But while we can’t forget to fall back, outcomes of some key hockey matches during this fall weekend could help the winners spring forward. Confused? Just read on, and don’t forget about that clock thing.