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4 days ago · The deaths of more than a thousand pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the haji have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators, smugglers and swindlers who profit off Muslims...
3 days ago · More than 1,300 people died making the Islamic pilgrimage of hajj in Saudi Arabia this month, the vast majority of whom the Saudi government said did not have permits. Many walked for miles in scorching heat after paying thousands of dollars to illicit tour operators. While pilgrims with permits are transported around the holy city of Mecca in ...
5 days ago · June 23, 2024. in News. SHARES. VIEWS. The deaths of more than a thousand pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the hajj have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators, smugglers and swindlers who profit off Muslims desperate to meet their religious duty to travel to Mecca. While registered pilgrims are transported around the shrines in ...
3 days ago · Pilgrim deaths in Mecca bring underworld of Hajj industry into spotlight While pilgrims with permits are transported around the holy city of Mecca in air-conditioned buses and rest in air-conditioned tents, unregistered ones are often exposed to the elements
6 days ago · June 21, 2024. During the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Item 1 of 6 Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024.
3 days ago · Pilgrim deaths in Mecca put spotlight on underworld Hajj industry 2024-06-25 - EMAD MEKAY & VIVIAN NEREIM Cairo/ Riyadh, 24 June More than 1,300 people died making the Islamic pilgrimage of hajj in Saudi Arabia this month, the vast majority of whom the Saudi government said did not have permits.
