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Why Pilgrims Are Dying on the Hajj
In February 2024, Attiyat al-Mohammadi, an 86-year-old woman from Egypt, embarked on a journey to Mecca to perform the Umrah for the first time. (The Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, like the annual Hajj, but is performed throughout the …