V9s Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Saudis represent all muslims now ? :rolleyes: Here's the SPA release: Makkah, Sha'ban 22, 1431, Aug 3, 2010, SPA-- In implementation of the order of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud for the establishment of Project of Makkah Clock , the experimental operation of Makkah Clock will start in the first week of the blessed month of Ramadan and the project will be fully finalized after three months of the operation.Makkah Clock will be the largest clock tower in the world. It has been developed by pioneering engineers from Germany and Switzerland along with a team of specialists from Europe and around the world. The overall height of the clock tower is 601 meters and the clock height from its base to the highest point is 251 meters. The tower will be the tallest in the world. It can be viewed from a distance of seven kilometers. The clock will stand on the fifth tower of King Abdulaziz Endowment Project facing the Holy Mosque of Makkah. The tower housing the clock is being built in a peculiar Islamic style of architecture. The clock will have four faces - one in each direction. Two of the clocks will be 80 meters tall, 65meters wide and 39meters in diameter. The Name of Allah will be inscribed on each of the four clock faces. The other two clocks will be 65 meters tall, 43 meters wide and 25 meters in diameter. Two lifts will carry visitors to a five-meter balcony below the clocks. The landmark edifice will also carry intricate Islamic decorative artworks. --SPA No where does it say that the Saudis want an alternate time standard. :Checks news source: Ahhh...Zeenews....bull**** reporting at its finest :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Saudis represent all muslims now ? :rolleyes: nope it is Islamic Republic of Iran good save the supreme leader /sac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathefeare Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 nope it is Islamic Republic of Iran good save the supreme leader /sac And I am sure the Saudis would argue that. Truthfully the Saudis have done a pretty decent job of positioning themselves as the center of at least the Sunni Muslim world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 And I am sure the Saudis would argue that. Truthfully the Saudis have done a pretty decent job of positioning themselves as the center of at least the Sunni Muslim world. jeeez i was sarcastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 its no different to UTC or CET or the various other timezone exists. Eventually the region would be using arab standard time or whatever and some people will be wondering what is that to the timezones that they know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndergroundWire Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 GMT is the centre of time and always will be. That is because the UK is the most important country :) That made me LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoko. Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 If Muslims werent such crybabies no one would care about them, this latest stunt just proves it, everyone else in the world is happy to run off GMT or UTC apart from the muslims. You're the crybabies wanting freedom to insult other cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 hahahahaha alternate time standard, haha. +1 (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathefeare Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 You're the crybabies wanting freedom to insult other cultures. Why not? Freedom is about being free. You should be as free as possible as long as your freedom does not infringe on others. Insults in no way infringe on other people's freedom. Even bad behavior is worth protecting. Is this really a freedom issue? However just because you can do something does not mean that you should. This is an issue of class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 11, 2010 Member Share Posted August 11, 2010 Good luck to them on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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