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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (Associated Press)

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The imam of this mosque in the rural mountain town of Rudozem complains that secret police have been spying on the local Muslim community. (Tzvetelina Belutova/Special to The Washington Times)

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The imam of this mosque in the rural mountain town of Rudozem complains that secret police have been spying on the local Muslim community. (Tzvetelina Belutova/Special to The Washington Times)

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A Free Syrian Army supporter holds and covers his face with a the Syrian revolutionary flag during an anti-Syrian regime and Salafist group leader Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir demonstration in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Assir, a strong critic of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah and Syrian President Bashar Assad, has organized multiple protests over the past year in a bid to increase support for the Syrian uprising and mount an offensive against Nasrallah for openly supporting AssadÃs regime. Arabic writing on his headband reads, "at your service God's Prophet." (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Sunni hardline preacher Sheikh Ahmad Assir speaks during a protest against an anti-Islam movie, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Anger over insults to Islam's Prophet Muhammad isn't enough to bring Lebanon's divided Sunni and Shiite Muslims together. The two sects, which have been locked in sometimes violent political competition, held separate protests Friday. Sunni protesters accused Shiite Hezbollah of using the demonstrators to distract from the fighting in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

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Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Saudi authorities say about 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Myanmar Buddhist monks hold banners and placards during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Nearly 200 protesters including Buddhist monks called for the stop of renewed violence in western coast of Myanmar. (AP Photo)

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“Richard Mourdock said that life is always a gift from God, and we couldn’t agree more.” - Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of The Susan B. Anthony List (Associated Press)

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Conan O’Brien will appear in the new season of “Arrested Development,” the cult comedy series that is returning this spring on Netflix after a seven-year hiatus. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A man looks at documents Sept. 12, 2012, at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," "God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, for his weekly general audience. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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An Army appeals court will hear arguments on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, over whether Maj. Hasan will be required to have his beard shaved before his court-martial. The issue has indefinitely postponed his murder trial. Maj. Hasan argues that the order violates his religious rights. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram)

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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013 in Madrid on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)