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Islamic faith teaches that true believers cherish peace

...attempted to kill him, his followers and to those who wanted to extinguish Islam.There was a famous incident when he returned to Mecca as a victorious leader after 21 years of being driven out of his homeland, yet he stood amongst them and forgave all of them...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2013-05-10/islamic-faith-teaches-tr
Islamic Society of Augusta honors families who made pilgrimage to Mecca

...returned from the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca undertaken by all Muslims who are able...said.Most traveled to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia from Nov. 28...spent three days in Medina and nine days in Mecca. They visited the Kaaba, the most sacred...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2011-12-09/islamic-society-augusta-
Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic on tap this weekend

...golf's highest rung of competition.The extra emphasis being put on this weekend's event is because of the IDGC status as the Mecca of the disc golf community, PDGA Event Manager Michael Downs said."We really like to make sure this is one of the premier...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-02/disc-golf-hall-fame-
Surprising Wichita State ousts Ohio State to earn trip to Final Four

...that plane back to Kansas, saying Wichita State didn't have to play "a perfect game" to beat mighty Ohio State."The Mecca awaits in Atlanta," he said.Marshall was right, but he couldn't have anticipated just how imperfect Ohio State would...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2013-03-30/surprising-wichita-state-
The evolution of an arts Mecca

...restaurants and shops. Williamsburg's evolution as an art Mecca is a familiar story in New York City real estate history. Driven...Williamsburg's future. "Do I ever think we'll not be an art Mecca? No. Do I think there is going to be a Starbucks here someday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/04/12/art_411846.shtml
Arts
Area becoming shopping Mecca

...restaurants. The area off Bobby Jones Expressway near Wrightsboro and Wheeler roads has become a regional shopping hub -- a Mecca for thousands of consumers a day. Augusta Mall general manager Linda Hardin calls it "the critical mass of retail development...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/05/17/bus_228338.shtml
Business
Daytona has become a 'Motorsports mecca'

...the son of the founder and president of Daytona's parent company, International Speedway Corp. "He built a motorsports Mecca." Speed Weeks is more than three weeks of racing. It's a pilgrimage. It's where drivers chase their dreams, whether...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/04/17/nas_370002.shtml
Nascar
The Four Seasons: NY 'power lunch' mecca turns 50

...restaurant, the storied dining room that practically invented New York's concept of the "power lunch" -- a networking mecca of money, clout, good looks, even global spirituality. This year marks the 50th anniversary for the restaurant just off...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/05/13/foo_523741.shtml
Food
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The year in review: Lady Antebellum remembers Columbia County ties

Columbia County isn't exactly known as a music mecca, but its two favorite sons ? and adopted daughter ? tried to change that in 2011.Featuring native sons Charles Kelly and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-12-24/year-review-lady-antebellum-r