Collected Item: “Hajj pilgrimage 2021”
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Hajj pilgrimage 2021
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news article
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This CNN article/photos show how the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is impacted by COVID for the second year in a row. The article states that, typically, 2 million Muslims worldwide go to Mecca for the Hajj, but this year, it is expected that only 60,000 residents will attend. Worshippers must be fully vaccinated and nonresidents are not allowed to attend.
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CNN, pilgrimage, Mecca, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, Saudi Arabia, Hajj, worship, ritual, vaccinated, five pillars of Islam
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/world/gallery/hajj-2021-pandemic/index.html
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CNN
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2021-07-22