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Transcript: Millions of Muslims Travel to Mecca for the Hajj
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- April 26, 1996
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For weeks, millions of Muslims have been converging on the city of
Mecca. It's the season for the Hajj, or pilgrimage, to the holiest
site of Islam. All Muslims who are able must perform the Hajj at least
once.
ALEX CHADWICK, Host: For weeks now, millions of Muslims have been
converging on the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca. It's the season for
the Hajj, or pilgrimage, to the holiest site of Islam. Today, the
eighth day of the lunar Hajj month, marks the beginning of the rites
of Hajj. All Muslims who are able, physically and financially, must
travel at least once to the holy city to perform the rituals of Hajj,
and as NPR's Lynn Neary reports, for ...
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