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What is Mecca in The Autobiography of Malcolm X?

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Posted by phatfat on February 26, 2009 at 1:40 AM and tagged with mecca, the autobiography of malcolm x, themes

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Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia. For those who practice the Muslim faith, Mecca is the holiest of all cities. The Sunni Muslim religion teaches the 5 Pillars of Faith. According to these 5...

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Posted by dswain001 on February 26, 2009 at 2:28 AM

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Mecca is the most holy city in Islam, and plays a huge part in the religion of that area.  Muslims who worship in Mecca have a certain ritual that they follow; when worshipping outside of...

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Posted by amy-lepore on February 26, 2009 at 2:29 AM

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