The narrator of Inside Mecca was born in what year?
1956
Inside Mecca Keith David
Colton Simpson (born circa 1966) was a Crip who is serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law.  He is the author of "Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang", a book detailing his life in the gang.  He is the son of baseball player Dick Simpson.
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956), known professionally as Keith David, is an American film and television actor, voice actor, singer and comedian.  He is known for his co-starring role as Childs alongside Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's "The Thing".  He has acted in many mainstream films, such as "Crash", "There's Something About Mary", "Barbershop," and "Men at Work".
Inside Mecca is a 2003 National Geographic documentary film by Anisa Mehdi that offers an intimate documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.  Aside from providing insight regarding the universal principles of Islam, this production emphasizes the historical significance of Mecca to both the Muslim and non-Muslim population.  Often constituting a journey of epic proportions, it follows several pilgrims throughout their trip, and highlight their physical and mental preparation, the strain induced by the journey itself, and the spiritual ecstasy experienced upon arrival.  The film is narrated by American voice actor Keith David.
The ʿĀmu l-Fīl (Arabic: عام الفيل‎ ‎ , Year of the Elephant) is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 CE.  According to Islamic tradition, it was in this year that Muhammad (Arabic: مُـحَـمَّـد‎ ‎ , consonant letters: m-ħ-m-d) was born.  The name is derived from an event said to have occurred at Mecca: Abraha, the Abyssinian, Christian ruler of Yemen, which was subject to the Kingdom of Aksum of Ethiopia, marched upon the Ka‘bah in Mecca with a large army, which included one or more war elephants, intending to demolish it.  However, the lead elephant, known as 'Mahmud' (Arabic: مَـحْـمُـوْد‎ ‎ , consonant letters: m-ħ-m-w-d), is said to have stopped at the boundary around Mecca, and refused to enter.  It has been theorized that an epidemic such as by smallpox could have caused such a failed invasion of Mecca.  The year came to be known as the Year of the Elephant, beginning a trend for reckoning the years in the Arabian Peninsula used, until it was replaced with the Islamic calendar during the rule of ‘Umar.
Abu al‐Qasim Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar al‐Ghafiqī ibn al-Saffar al‐Andalusi (born in Cordoba, died in the year 1035 at Denia), also known as Ibn al-Saffar (literally: son of the brass worker), was an astronomer in Al-Andalus.  He worked at the school founded by his colleague Al-Majriti in Córdoba.  His best known work was a treatise on the astrolabe, a text that was in active use until the 15th century and influenced the work of Kepler.  He also wrote a commentary on the Zij al-Sindhind, and measured the coordinates of Mecca.
The discography of American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer consists of seven studio albums, seven live albums, three compilation albums, two video albums, four extended plays, twenty-four singles and seventeen music videos. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing in local clubs in 1998.  He released the extended play "Inside Wants Out" in September of the following year.  "Inside Wants Out", as well as continued performances, brought Mayer to the attention of independent record label Aware Records.  Aware later signed Mayer and released his full-length debut studio album, "Room for Squares", in June 2001.  When Columbia Records acquired Aware, the album was re-released in September and promoted as a major label release.  Following its re-release, "Room for Squares" peaked at number eight on the United States "Billboard" 200.  The album has since sold over four million copies in the United States, and was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Three singles were released from "Room for Squares", two of which became top 40 hits on the US "Billboard" Hot 100: "No Such Thing" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland". " Heavier Things", Mayer's second studio album, was released in September 2003.  It topped the "Billboard" 200 and attained a double platinum certification from the RIAA.  "Heavier Things" produced three singles: "Bigger Than My Body", "Clarity" and "Daughters".  "Daughters" later won the award for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards.
Anne F. Garréta (born 1962) is a French novelist and a member of the experimental literary group Oulipo.  A graduate of France’s prestigious École normale supérieure and lecturer at the University of Rennes II since 1995, Anne F. Garréta was co-opted into the Oulipo in April 2000.  She also teaches at Duke University as a Research Professor of Literature and Romance Studies.  Her first novel, "Sphinx" (Grasset, 1986), hailed by critics, tells a love story between two people without giving any indication of grammatical gender for the narrator or the narrator’s love interest, A***.  Her second novel, "Ciels liquides" (Grasset, 1990), tells the fate of a character losing the use of language.  "In La Décomposition" (Grasset, 1999), a serial killer methodically murders characters from Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time".  She met Oulipian Jacques Roubaud in Vienna in 1993, and was invited to present her work at an Oulipo seminar in March 1994, and again in May 2000, which led to her joining the Oulipo.  She won the Prix Médicis in 2002 for her novel "Pas un jour".  awarded each year to an author whose “fame does not yet match their talent” (she is the second Oulipian to win the award—Georges Perec won in 1978).
Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri (Urdu: سید محمد جونپورى‎ ) (September 9, 1443 – April 23, 1505 AD), claimed to be Imam Mahdi at Mecca in the Hijri year 901, and is revered as such by Mahdavia.  He was born in Jaunpur, traveled throughout India, Arabia and Khorasan, where he died at the town of Farah, Afghanistan at the age of 63.
Michael Gerard Santos (born January 15, 1964) is an American prison consultant, author of several books about prison, a professor of criminal justice, and an advocate for criminal justice reform.  Santos spent twenty-six years inside nineteen different United States federal prisons.  During his decades inside federal prison, Santos committed to transforming his life, obtained an education, got married, wrote several books, blogged, and worked to prepare himself for a successful law-abiding life.  Santos served more than twenty-six years of a forty-five year sentence.
Michael Bavaro is a filmmaker and creative strategist based in Boston.  Born in 1959, he grew up in Milford, Massachusetts and graduated from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts with a B.S. degree in communications and received the "Communications Student of the Year Award" for film and television.  In 1980 while at Fitchburg he produced a 16mm documentary film about his hometown of Milford.  The film was part of the bicentennial celebration and featured WBZ radio personality, Larry Glick as the narrator.
Colton Simpson Keith David Inside Mecca Year of the Elephant Ibn al-Saffar John Mayer discography Anne F. Garréta Muhammad Jaunpuri Michael G. Santos Michael Bavaro
Colton Simpson (born circa 1966) was a Crip who is serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law.  He is the author of "Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang", a book detailing his life in the gang.  He is the son of baseball player Dick Simpson.
Colton Simpson
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956), known professionally as Keith David, is an American film and television actor, voice actor, singer and comedian.  He is known for his co-starring role as Childs alongside Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's "The Thing".  He has acted in many mainstream films, such as "Crash", "There's Something About Mary", "Barbershop," and "Men at Work".
Keith David
Inside Mecca is a 2003 National Geographic documentary film by Anisa Mehdi that offers an intimate documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.  Aside from providing insight regarding the universal principles of Islam, this production emphasizes the historical significance of Mecca to both the Muslim and non-Muslim population.  Often constituting a journey of epic proportions, it follows several pilgrims throughout their trip, and highlight their physical and mental preparation, the strain induced by the journey itself, and the spiritual ecstasy experienced upon arrival.  The film is narrated by American voice actor Keith David.
Inside Mecca
The ʿĀmu l-Fīl (Arabic: عام الفيل‎ ‎ , Year of the Elephant) is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 CE.  According to Islamic tradition, it was in this year that Muhammad (Arabic: مُـحَـمَّـد‎ ‎ , consonant letters: m-ħ-m-d) was born.  The name is derived from an event said to have occurred at Mecca: Abraha, the Abyssinian, Christian ruler of Yemen, which was subject to the Kingdom of Aksum of Ethiopia, marched upon the Ka‘bah in Mecca with a large army, which included one or more war elephants, intending to demolish it.  However, the lead elephant, known as 'Mahmud' (Arabic: مَـحْـمُـوْد‎ ‎ , consonant letters: m-ħ-m-w-d), is said to have stopped at the boundary around Mecca, and refused to enter.  It has been theorized that an epidemic such as by smallpox could have caused such a failed invasion of Mecca.  The year came to be known as the Year of the Elephant, beginning a trend for reckoning the years in the Arabian Peninsula used, until it was replaced with the Islamic calendar during the rule of ‘Umar.
Year of the Elephant
Abu al‐Qasim Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar al‐Ghafiqī ibn al-Saffar al‐Andalusi (born in Cordoba, died in the year 1035 at Denia), also known as Ibn al-Saffar (literally: son of the brass worker), was an astronomer in Al-Andalus.  He worked at the school founded by his colleague Al-Majriti in Córdoba.  His best known work was a treatise on the astrolabe, a text that was in active use until the 15th century and influenced the work of Kepler.  He also wrote a commentary on the Zij al-Sindhind, and measured the coordinates of Mecca.
Ibn al-Saffar
The discography of American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer consists of seven studio albums, seven live albums, three compilation albums, two video albums, four extended plays, twenty-four singles and seventeen music videos. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing in local clubs in 1998.  He released the extended play "Inside Wants Out" in September of the following year.  "Inside Wants Out", as well as continued performances, brought Mayer to the attention of independent record label Aware Records.  Aware later signed Mayer and released his full-length debut studio album, "Room for Squares", in June 2001.  When Columbia Records acquired Aware, the album was re-released in September and promoted as a major label release.  Following its re-release, "Room for Squares" peaked at number eight on the United States "Billboard" 200.  The album has since sold over four million copies in the United States, and was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Three singles were released from "Room for Squares", two of which became top 40 hits on the US "Billboard" Hot 100: "No Such Thing" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland". " Heavier Things", Mayer's second studio album, was released in September 2003.  It topped the "Billboard" 200 and attained a double platinum certification from the RIAA.  "Heavier Things" produced three singles: "Bigger Than My Body", "Clarity" and "Daughters".  "Daughters" later won the award for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards.
John Mayer discography
Anne F. Garréta (born 1962) is a French novelist and a member of the experimental literary group Oulipo.  A graduate of France’s prestigious École normale supérieure and lecturer at the University of Rennes II since 1995, Anne F. Garréta was co-opted into the Oulipo in April 2000.  She also teaches at Duke University as a Research Professor of Literature and Romance Studies.  Her first novel, "Sphinx" (Grasset, 1986), hailed by critics, tells a love story between two people without giving any indication of grammatical gender for the narrator or the narrator’s love interest, A***.  Her second novel, "Ciels liquides" (Grasset, 1990), tells the fate of a character losing the use of language.  "In La Décomposition" (Grasset, 1999), a serial killer methodically murders characters from Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time".  She met Oulipian Jacques Roubaud in Vienna in 1993, and was invited to present her work at an Oulipo seminar in March 1994, and again in May 2000, which led to her joining the Oulipo.  She won the Prix Médicis in 2002 for her novel "Pas un jour".  awarded each year to an author whose “fame does not yet match their talent” (she is the second Oulipian to win the award—Georges Perec won in 1978).
Anne F. Garréta
Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri (Urdu: سید محمد جونپورى‎ ) (September 9, 1443 – April 23, 1505 AD), claimed to be Imam Mahdi at Mecca in the Hijri year 901, and is revered as such by Mahdavia.  He was born in Jaunpur, traveled throughout India, Arabia and Khorasan, where he died at the town of Farah, Afghanistan at the age of 63.
Muhammad Jaunpuri
Michael Gerard Santos (born January 15, 1964) is an American prison consultant, author of several books about prison, a professor of criminal justice, and an advocate for criminal justice reform.  Santos spent twenty-six years inside nineteen different United States federal prisons.  During his decades inside federal prison, Santos committed to transforming his life, obtained an education, got married, wrote several books, blogged, and worked to prepare himself for a successful law-abiding life.  Santos served more than twenty-six years of a forty-five year sentence.
Michael G. Santos
Michael Bavaro is a filmmaker and creative strategist based in Boston.  Born in 1959, he grew up in Milford, Massachusetts and graduated from Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts with a B.S. degree in communications and received the "Communications Student of the Year Award" for film and television.  In 1980 while at Fitchburg he produced a 16mm documentary film about his hometown of Milford.  The film was part of the bicentennial celebration and featured WBZ radio personality, Larry Glick as the narrator.
Michael Bavaro
The narrator of Inside Mecca was born in what year?
The narrator of Inside Mecca was born in what year?