Beyond the Headlines: an extraordinary Hajj


Suhail Akram
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  • Arabic

Every year, millions of Muslims descend into Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.

But this year, the Covid-19 pandemic, that has changed the way people across the globe go about their lives, has impacted Hajj too.

This year, only a few thousand Muslims are performing this once in a lifetime ritual.

Suhail Akram discovers how Hajj is different this year.