The Growing Independent Umrah in Saudi Arabia
There is growing interest in independently organized minor haj pilgrimage on a backpacker’s budget. Self organizing minor pilgrimage can help lower costs and keep a flexible schedule.
Friski Riana
April 4, 2024
YANTI Herawati smiles as she poses with her black folding bike in front of the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In a photo taken in November 2023, the 53-year-old woman is dressed in cycling attire, carrying a backpack on her back.
Yanti and her husband, Mursid Wijanarko, 53 years old, visited tourist sites in Medina by cycling. The couple, who have been married for 25 years and love to cycle, were not in Saudi Arabia only to enjo
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