Hassan II Mosque the government lacked funds for such a grand project. Much of the financing was by public subscription. Twelve million people donated to the cause, with a receipt and certificate given to every donor. The smallest contribution was 5 DH. In addition to public donations and those from business establishments and Arab countries (such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), western countries provided construction loans. In the words of the authors of the book "Morocco Country Study Guide", the Hassan II Mosque "undeniably marks the continuity of a modernized ancestral art and bears the sign of innovations that are due not only
Ascend the Hill Ascend the Hill announced a final US tour beginning and ending in their hometown of Tampa, Florida. The band commenced as a musical entity in 2008, with their first release, "Ben Davis", as Ben Davis, an extended play, that released Independently in 2008. They released a studio album, Ascend the Hill, on June 21, 2009, with Come&Live! Records. Their subsequent studio album, "Hymns: Take the World, but Give Me Jesus", was released by Come&Live! Records, on September 14, 2010. The next album, "O Ransomed Son", came out on April 17, 2012 by Come&Live! Records. Ascend the Hill Ascend the Hill,