Hajj: "Only 60,000 pilgrims can go to Mecca this year"
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Pilgrims perform the "Tawaf" ritual around the Kaaba, in the great mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 17, 2021. © REUTERS - Ahmed Yosri
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
9 mins
The
hajj
, a great pilgrimage to Mecca, begins this weekend in Saudi Arabia.
Because of the coronavirus, for the second year in a row, the vast majority of the faithful who would have wanted to do it this summer will not be able to.
Once again, like last year, the Saudi authorities have indeed drastically reduced the number of pilgrims authorized to go to the holy city, in order to avoid contamination and in particular the spread of variants.
To talk about it, Jean-Baptiste Marot is online with Slimane Zeghidour, columnist at TV5 Monde, author of the book
Daily life in Mecca
(Hachette editions).
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