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Tunisian pilgrimage
Jul 6 2009, Marco Villa

The worry over Swine flu has lead Tunisian officials to prevent some citizens from making the Omra this years and raised the question as to whether the Hajj should be delayed.

The Omra is a precursor to the Hajj. The Omra can be done at anytime,...

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