Opinion Not even Mecca is safe from the pressures of consumer culture A man selling gifts for Muslim pilgrims on their way up Noor mountain. Photograph by Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images As Hajj draws near, it’s good to remember that we should all be putting people and faith before material things
Mariam AminiFreelance reporter 19 May 2026 I squeezed myself into the opening of the rock face, carefully following the light from my mother’s phone. Sh…
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