Escape from Mecca
Once again, hundreds of people have been trampled to death in Mecca, where the infrastructure cannot cope with the huge number of pilgrims who make the hajj each year. If Muslim countries want to reduce the carnage, they should promote neglected shrines in their own territories.
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LOS ANGELES – The recent stampede in Mecca, in which more than a thousand pilgrims making the hajj were trampled to death, is a tragic but powerful reminder of the city’s prominence in the Muslim world. According to theological tradition, every Muslim is required to make a trip to the city once in their lifetime, if they are able to do so.