We will be closed between Friday 29th March and Monday 1st April for the Easter Bank Holidays, reopening at 8.30am on Tuesday 2nd April. Any orders received during this period will be processed with when we re-open.
While the hajj is first and foremost a religious festival, it is also a political event. This picture of the hajj draws on interviews with and data from hajj directors in five Muslim countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria), statistics from Saudi Arabian hajj authorities and the author's personal experience as a pilgrim.