> WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> wrote: >> I did raise some of the issues about access to Israel during the >> bidding process - see >> >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa#Arab_countries >> But Haifa was the winning bid and we now need to try and resolve any >> of the resulting issues that we can.
[snip] >> The event is also going to take place during Ramadan which I assume >> has implications for any Moslems who do attend. Though I assume that >> the combination of hosting the event in Israel and during Ramadan will >> mean that relatively few Moslems attend. However I'd like to suggest >> to the organisers that they reconsider their commitment in >> http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ#Ramadan from "Is there a >> mosque in the vicinity of the venue? Unfortunately not so close to >> the venue. Most of the mosques are located in the lower (older) >> neighborhoods, while the venue is at the top of Mt. Carmel. We can >> arrange a prayer hall for Muslims at the venue. " to "Is there a >> mosque in the vicinity of the venue? >> Unfortunately not so close to the venue. Most of the mosques are >> located in the lower (older) neighborhoods, while the venue is at the >> top of Mt. Carmel. If one of the attendees requests it in advance we >> will arrange a prayer hall for Muslims at the venue" >> It looks the organizers are already making something like this, see <http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Community_in_Haifa>. -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
