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Thu Apr 23

Hajj cancellation wouldn't be the first – plague, war and politics disrupted pilgrimages long before coronavirus

Written by Ken Chitwood, Lecturer, Concordia College New York | Journalist-fellow, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Concordia College New York

Muslim pilgrims wear masks while praying at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on Feb. 27, 2020.Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia has urged Muslims to delay their plans for the hajj, amid speculation that the obligatory pilgrimage may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus.

Earlier this year, Saudi...

Hajj cancellation wouldn't be the first – plague, war and politics disrupted pilgrimages long before coronavirus

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