AP
About 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims are
expected togather around Kaaba in Saudi Arabia during this year's
hajj ceremonies. Among the offenses counted against Saddam Hussein by a generation
of Iraqi Muslims: He closed off the sacred pilgrimage known as hajj.
This year, as many as 30,000 Iraqis of all ages and political
stripes are expected to join 2.5 million Muslins from around the
world for hajj ceremonies that start next week. While the journey
has profound spiritual significance, it's also physically taxing,
especially for older
Muslims. Many, like Shakar Mirza of Carrollton, have to cross half a
world just to get to Mecca.
• Islamicity's Hajj Information
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