GB 891 WR-WR/9

Published

Series

1 archival folder printed

• 1974 - 1991 (Creation)

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Newspaper cuttings collated by Roff concerning Hajj. These are: * Cutting from 'UM' dated 25 May 1974, Arabic script. * 'More want to go to Mecca', concerning the number of pilgrims from Malaysia, Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur, 25 May 1974. * 'Lord Jim' by Graham Greene, concerning Joseph Conrad's presence in Jeddah, Times Literary Supplement, 6 December 1974. * 'In Mekka so viele Pilger wie niemals zuvor', concerning pilgrims, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeltung, 23 December 1974. * 'Return Pilgrims' by Angus Easson concerning accounts of the return of pilgrims, unknown publication, dated 10 December 1976. * 'The Pilgrimage' concerning the pilgrims descending on Mecca, The Financial Times, 21 March 1977. * 'Milwaukee Exposition & Convention Center & Arena: Calendar of Events' for March and April 1978, including events in Mecca, printed pamphlet. * 'Saudi Arabia Building a Mammoth Airport', concerning the planned airport, The New York Times, 24 April 1978, 2 pieces. * 'Moslems in Soviet Caught Between Faith and State' by David K. Shipler, on which the section 'Pilgrimages are restricted' has been highlighted, The New York Times, 7 January 1979. * 'Chinese Moslems on Pilgrimage', concerning the first group of Chinese Moslems to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, The New York Times, 21 October 1979. * 'Record year for attendance' by Tim Sisley; 'Cosmopolitan region owing much to Mecca' by John Close; 'Towns and villages growing rapidly' by Fraser Johnson; and 'For Government' by James Dughan, photocopies of articles concerning the effects of the Hajj pilgrimage from the Financial Times, 28 April 1980, 5 pieces. * 'Million Moslems Converging on Holy Sites', concerning the numbers of pilgrims, The New York Times, 8 October 1981. * 'Old Game, New Names', concerning a Hajj Seminar organised by the Muslim Institute of London, New Trend, Vol. V, No. !0, August 1982. * 'Unity, diversity and ideological vitality at the Hajj Seminar', also concerning the Hajj Seminar organised by the Muslim Institute, Crescent, 16-30 September 1982. * '2.5 Million Moslem Pilgrims', reporting on the number of pilgrims to Medina and Mecca, The New York Times, 18 September 1983. * 'Announcement, Sale of Skins of Sacrificial Sheep' for the benefit of poor Muslims, advertisement, The Economist, 28 April 1984. * 'Security worries limit pilgrimage to Mecca', concerning Saudi Arabia wishing to limit the numbers of pilgrims, The Times, 19 August 1985. * '90,000 Indonesians working in Saudi Arabia, concerning the increased numbers of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, Indonesian Times, 25 March 1986. * 'Garuda's Haj Operations', concerning Hajj pilgrimage charter flights, Indonesian Observer, 25 May 1986. * 'The Ancient Sunni-Shiite Feud', photocopy of an article by Martin Kramer, The New York Times, 5 August 1987. * 'Massacre at Mecca' by Farzad Bazoft, concerning the rioting and killing occurring on Mecca, The Observer, 8 August 1987. * 'Britons claim Saudis started riot' by Aileen Ballantyne, concerning the riot in Mecca, the Guardian, 10 August 1987. * 'Iran and Saudis Differ on '43 Incident in Mecca', letter by Fred H. Lawson concerning a pilgrimage incident in 1943, The New York Times, 21 August 1987. * 'Behind the Riot in Mecca' by Martin Kramer, concerning the riot in Mecca, photocopy of article from Policy Focus, The Washington Institute for near East Policy, Number Five, August 1987, 5 pieces. * 'Mecca Tragedy: Chain of Events Begins to Emerge' by Elaine Sciolino, concerning the suggestion Saudi gunmen were responsible, The New York Times, 6 September 1987. * 'To Thwart Iran, Saudis Limit Mecca Pilgrims' by Youssef M. Ibrahim, concerning the Saudi decision to limit foreign pilgrims, The New York Times, 25 March 1988. * 'Islamic Nations End Meeting With Denunciations of Iran' reporting on the blame being put on Iran for the riots, [Observer] 29 March 1988. * 'A movable feast for hungry pilgrims' by Ahmed Rashid reporting from Mecca, Independent, 19 June 1991. * 'Islam's political pilgrims seek out the Saudi's ear' by Ahmed Rashid reporting from Mecca, The Independent, 20 June 1991. * 'The Hajj in occupied kingdom', concerning arrangements for Hajj four years after the massacre in 1987, Crawley Islamic Society & Muslim Manifesto Group, [1991]. * 'Announcement from the Islamic Development Bank', photocopy of a notice concerning the purchase of animals for the pilgrimage requirements, undated. * 'Greetings from Mecca', colour postcard with 3 views of Mecca, undated.

• Arabic
• English
• German