Saudi Arabia changes Hajj application system

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj has instituted a new application system for Muslims coming from Western nations. The change has caused confusion and a loss of the ability to perform the pilgrimage this year. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Seán McLoughlin, a professor of Islamic anthropology at the University of Leeds, about the challenges in the new system and why it was implemented in the first place.

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