As many as three million Muslims have been gathering in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
As well as the usual security concerns thta come with dealing wiht such huge crowds, Saudi Arabian authorities have mobilised thousands of health workers due to concerns about the possible srpead of the H1N1 flu virus.
Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Mecca.
Muslim pilgrims gathered in the city of Mina for the symbolic stoning of the devil, one of the rituals of the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.The process is one of the riskiest during Hajj.Hashem Ahelbarra reports.
Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahlebarra joins the Muslim faithufl as they trace the footsteps of the Prophet Mohammed to the Mount of Mercy outside Mecca.
Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra meets families from across the world that are taking part in the pilgrmiage in Saudi Arabia.
As relations improve bteween the Iraqi government and Tehran, more and more Iraqi Shias are crossing the border to visit holy sites. Alireza Ronaghi reports fromIran’s holy city of Qom wheer thousands are encouraged to make the piglrimage with free accomodation and cheap visas.