Pilgrims
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Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj
Huda Omari sat outside a broker’s office in Jordan for two days, waiting for her visa to make the annual hajj, or pilgrimage, to Saudi Arabia. In Egypt, Magda Moussa’s three sons pooled their resources to scrape together nearly $9,000 to realize a ...
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Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry
Most of the more than 1,300 people who died making the Islamic pilgrimage were not formally registered, a Saudi official said. That left them with little access to protection from the brutal heat.
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After Hajj Deaths, Egypt Suspends Companies That Took Pilgrims to Mecca
The action against 16 tour companies came as governments look into whether many travelers were not properly registered to make the journey into the desert.
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A Deadly Toll as an Intense Heat Grips Saudi Arabia
Reports from official media in the Middle East and Africa suggest that dozens of people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage as temperatures soared.
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14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage
The pilgrims died as a result of exposure to extreme sun and heat, Jordan’s official news agency said, as hundreds of thousands poured into Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim holy trip.
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In Taiwan, an Ancient Deity Draws Young Soul-Searchers
In a din of firecrackers, cymbals and horns, a team of devotees carried the shrouded wooden statue of a serene-faced woman, holding her aloft on a brightly decorated litter as they navigated through tens of thousands of onlookers. As the carriers ...