Hajj
Dec 21 2008, Marco Villa

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently announced plans to expand the Haram Mosque in Mecca - Islam’s holiest city - to accommodate the ever increasing number of pilgrims during the Hajj; a duty, if possible, of all Muslims.

Every year during the...

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