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Coronavirus has cancelled Hajj for millions
The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca has been drastically downsized this year.
Published On 20 Jul 2020
Saudi Arabia has announced that only pilgrims within the country can perform the Hajj, in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
With a restricted Hajj comes frustration for Muslims who plan for years to fulfil a religious duty, and worry over how the loss in revenue will affect the local economy.
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In this episode:
Jamal Elshayyal, Al Jazeera journalist; Sajjad Ahmad, founder of The Fifth Pillar.
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Dina Kesbeh produced this episode with Priyanka Tilve, Abigail Ony Nwaohuocha, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Amy Walters and Malika Bilal. Natalia Aldana is our team’s engagement producer. Alex Roldan is our sound engineer. Stacey Samuel is The Take’s Executive Producer, and Graelyn Brashear is Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio.
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Source: Al Jazeera