Hajj
PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus
Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston
When a group of Muslims from the Boston area make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage for millions of Muslims around the world, they discover it’s a test of their patience and endurance. It was equally so for the group of PBS filmmakers who followed the pilgrims to Mecca.
Should selfies be allowed on the pilgrimage to Mecca?
Muslims typically make the hajj just once in a lifetime — and it’s a signature moment in their lives. So it’s understandable that they would want to document the trip. But that has some religious leaders upset. Meanwhile in Russia, the government is mounting a full-court press to convince Western journalists that Russia is a good guy. Sadly, that campaign has not affected its treatment of LGBT individuals. We have those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.
