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Hajj in extraordinary heat: what a scholar of Islam saw in Mecca

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
Hajj in extraordinary heat: what a scholar of Islam saw in MeccaMuslim pilgrims in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

At least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024. It’s not the first time that such a tragic incident hit the pilgrimage. More than a thousand were killed in a heat wave in 1985, and deaths due...

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