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...projects, rapid transport services and even air-conditioned walkways have been developed to ensure that pilgrims move quickly through the various stages of the pilgrimage. These developments, along with the recent expansion of the mosque’s capacity that led to the crane tragedy, have enabled the authorities to increase pilgrim numbers and enhance the Hajj’s...

...projects, and it is a short step from one to the other. Great poems, like great lyrics, work in strikingly diverse ways. But at some level both almost invariably challenge set assumptions and break new ground – literary, political and social. Take “The Killing of Georgie” from Stewart’s 1976 album, A Night on the Town. The song is about a young gay man who is...

...project the image of the Third Reich as a modern, rich and influential state. The torch relay, fabricated specifically for the occasion, was part of this carefully orchestrated Nazi propaganda stunt. It was German classical scholar and sports administrator Carl Diem who came up with the theatrics of the torch relay. Where did he get the idea from? Well, it was probably a...