Nearly 2.5 million Muslims start annual hajj rites near Mecca - Toront
 

06-11-11 03:40 AM

Uprisings have also shaken regimes in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. While Muslims see the hajj as a time to seek forgiveness for one’s sins and for individual meditation on the faith, the unrest across the region remained at the forefront of the minds of many pilgrims.

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