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Coronavirus has cancelled Hajj for millions

FromThe Take


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Coronavirus has cancelled Hajj for millions

FromThe Take

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca has been drastically downsized this year. Saudi Arabia 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 fulfill a religious duty, and worry over how the loss in revenue will impact the local economy.In this episode:Jamal Elshayyal, Al Jazeera journalist; Sajjad Ahmad, founder of The Fifth Pillar.For more:Hajj 2020: What you need to know about this year's pilgrimageRamadan stories under quarantineConnect with The Take: Twitter (@ajthetake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.