Transcript: Millions of Muslims Travel to Mecca for the Hajj

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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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