Pilgrims’ Plight
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
When it comes to organizing the haj to Mecca, the majority of respondents polled hope that the government will handle the departure of pilgrims more seriously.
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DESPITE their well-intended plans for serious worship, things did not go as they had expected. Three weeks ago, a group of 200 or so pilgrims—which should have already arrived in Mecca for the haj—was left stranded on the runway. The Indonesian Airlines airliner they boarded was not cleared for takeoff. This was not on account of inclement weather, but because Saudi Arabia had not given this private airline company—one that just
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