1. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 8, 2015
   Elections
   Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
   Published: 2015
   Elections are the topic of the week, with items related to the October 19 Canadian federal election, and also to broader issues of parliamentary democracy, voting and whether voting can bring about change, and the neo-liberal attack on democracy. Articles look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the financial takeovers of Ukraine and Greece, and debt bondage. Also: a discussion of James Hansen's fossil fuel exit strategy, and a critique of Alinsky-style organizing.
2. Saudi Royal Family: Protecting VIPs, While Letting Ordinary Pilgrims Die
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2015
   In the wake of a stampede in Mecca which killed close to 1,000 Haj pilgrims, it is being reported that the columns of pilgrims ran into each other because Saudi police had closed off key roads in the vicinity so as to accommodate VIPs who are whisked through without having to mingle with the masses.

Experts on Haj in the Sources Directory

1. Asian Civilisations Museum