The Straw that Broke the Camels Back
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Indonesian pilgrims performing Haj rites went hungry in Arafah. The public plans to file a class action lawsuit against the government.
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OVER 189,000 Muslims from Indonesia making the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca were depending on the government, whose negligence was a tragic disappointment. Due to carelessness, two pilgrims died while starving on the plain of Arafah, Saudi Arabia, two weeks ago. We only drank water from a pipe. It reeked of chlorine, but we had no choice, said Boyamin, a pilgrim from Solo, Central Java.
At that time, they were on the plain of Arafah, 25 kilometers eas
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