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Bow to Mecca: About 200 Muslims prostrate themselves on the cold concrete of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at a rally for peace
Bow to Mecca: About 200 Muslims prostrate themselves on the cold concrete of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at a rally for peace

Bow to Mecca: About 200 Muslims prostrate themselves on the cold concrete of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at a rally for peace

Date1/27/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bow to Mecca: About 200 Muslims prostrate themselves on the cold concrete of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at a rally for peace.
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