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More fun with globalization

Friday, July 30, 2004

And more fun with globalization. An example of religious and commercial institutions competing for public space. From the photo, the golden arches of McD's are doing a better job of attracting people than the arches of the mosque entrance.

And another one:

(Yes, the "DQ" there stands for Dairy Queen).

These images make it easy to understand why in Bahrain one can also come across "2Pac" and "Allah" spray painted next to each other on the wall.

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