November 20, 1979, the Mecca massacre: The invasion of the Great Mosque, the 15-day siege and the hundreds of dead - ProtoThema English
November 20, 1979, the Mecca massacre: The invasion of the Great Mosque, the 15-day siege and the hundreds of dead - ProtoThema English
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#46_years_ago_today_on 20th November 1979... Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the Holiest place in Islam, was taken over by several hundred Wahhabi extremists in one of the most controversial and heavily-censored events in modern Islamic history. The takeover planned for maximum impact, started on November 20, 1979, the first day of the Islamic year 1400 (which corresponds to 1 Muharram), shortly after the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the preceding month of Dhul Hijjah. The Wahhabi extremists were follow
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#46_years_ago_today_on 20th November 1979... Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the Holiest place in Islam, was taken over by several hundred Wahhabi extremists in one of the most controversial and heavily-censored events in modern Islamic history. The takeover planned for maximum impact, started on November 20, 1979, the first day of the Islamic year 1400 (which corresponds to 1 Muharram), shortly after the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the preceding month of Dhul Hijjah. The Wahhabi extremists were follow
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History Captures on Instagram: "On November 20, 1979, Juhayman al-Otaybi and several hundred followers seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Claiming that the end times had arrived, they demanded the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy. The siege lasted nearly two weeks, ending with a violent retaking of the mosque by Saudi and French forces. The event prompted increased religious conservatism and internal security reforms in Saudi Arabia."
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