Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj
Huda Omari sat outside a broker’s office in Jordan for two days, waiting for her visa to make the annual hajj, or pilgrimage, to Saudi Arabia. In Egypt, Magda Moussa’s….
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At Least 11 Americans Among Those Dead in Hajj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
At least 11 Americans were among those who died while making the Islamic pilgrimage of hajj to Saudi Arabia this month in searing temperatures, the U.S. State Department said on….
Deaths at Hajj and Big Events Highlight Failures to Adjust to Heat
At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar. Older men, shirts undone, lying down with their eyes closed. Aid tents….
Hajj Deaths in Saudi Arabia: What to Know
At least 1,300 people died during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca this year. It was unclear whether the death toll was higher than usual, as each year pilgrims die….