Hajj: Muslim Pilgrims in Mass Movement

Mount Arafat in western Saudi Arabia was the destination for Muslim pilgrims from around the world, who started arriving from Thursday for the annual hajj pilgrimage, the spiritual peak of their lives. A pillar of the Islamic faith, hajj this year comes against the backdrop of widespread revulsion among Muslims towards Islamic State group jihadists. Saudi Arabia and four other Arab nations have joined Washington in air strikes in Syria against the militants, ...