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...prayer) by which every practicing Muslim must abide. This year, the Hajj starts Nov. 25; it takes place annually between the 8th and 12th days of Dhu-al-Hijjah, the final month of the lunar Islamic calendar, a time when God's spirit is believed to be closest to earth. (See photos from the Hajj...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hajj | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...Abraham, as he is called in the Old Testament) and Ibrahim's wife Hager were stranded in the desert. With Ishmael close to death from thirst, Hager ran back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwa looking for water until the angel Jibril (Gabriel) touched down to earth and created a spring of fresh water for the baby, known as the Well of Zemzem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hajj | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...Congratulations to the author for his brilliant articulation of what California really is. Despite the famed smog and legendary congestion, innovators find it easier to breathe and flourish in that state than anywhere else on earth. I was delighted that the article noted California's unique attitude to those who try and fail. A pat on the back for trying and having someone tell you to chalk it up to experience is much more likely to promote another, perhaps better, attempt than the scorn that failure usually attracts elsewhere. Robert James-Herbert, Ruse, Australia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...Green Apple Cleaners in the metropolitan area. It may help that Kistner throws in a few green extras, paying customers to return hangers and employing reusable or biodegradable plastic bags. Outside major urban areas like New York, environmentally friendly cleaners can be tougher to find. But the company Green Earth Cleaning has licensed its technology to launderers around the world; you can find a green cleaner near you on its website, GreenEarthCleaning.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guilt-Free Laundry | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...cleaners are still in the minority, government action from the top may make the shift inevitable - California is phasing out the use of perc, and other states will probably follow. "There's definitely a market out there," says Kistner. There's no reason dry cleaning has to dirty the earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guilt-Free Laundry | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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