Well, it seems that Muslims around the world are converging upon Mecca as part of the ritual haj or pilgrimage that they perform every year. Today they are throwing stones at a bunch of concrete pyramids that are supposed to represent the devil. You can see the article describing the ceremony here.
It is nice to see Muslims being portrayed in the media outside of a terrorist bombing or extremist threat. I do feel that Muslims should be doing things other than throwing rocks at pillars though- for example, they could be uniting to stop the suppression of women in Muslim countries. Or they could rally against theocratic regimes that actually do use stoning to murder people for crimes like adultery. This type of change that needs to take place should be taken up by Muslims, not the U.S., to ensure that the people's interests are secured rather than Western governments'.
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That doesn't look like a good idea. Surrounding a pillar from all sides and then throwing objects at it will usually result in those objects missing the target and hitting something else.
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