HAJJ 360

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Walk with Al Jazeera’s Basma Atassi in Mecca, as she takes you on a tour to see the major landmarks that millions of Muslims visit during the period of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage.

To read/see more:

https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/hajj360/index.html

[justhanginon]

1. Thank you. That was an interesting short film that gives an up close perspective of the Hajj.

[guillaumeb]

2. I thought so also.

And as a non-Muslim, it is not something I could experience.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. Why not?

[Angry Dragon]

3. THANK YOU

[trotsky]

4. Another picture.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/06/13/in-a-country-where-atheism-is-equated-with-terrorism-the-godless-are-growing-in-number/

[Lordquinton]

5. Brave, brave man there

[trotsky]

6. Definitely risking his freedom, if not his life.

But hey, religion is awesome. Remember that.

[Lordquinton]

8. The more I read about the modern Mecca

the more it sounds like a religious themed amusement park.

That image really makes me thankful for what we have, the ability to disagree without risking our life, or being doxxed by religious thought police (well, not government sanctioned ones at least).

[guillaumeb]

9. Brave also.

Saudi Arabia has no tolerance for dissent.

[trotsky]

10. Nope, the religious authority certainly does not. n/t