25 Sep, 2009
Swine Flu Scare for the Faithful
Posted by: ArabLounge Staff In: Arab Culture| Arab Stuff
This time of year, Mecca is usually teeming with millions of faithful Muslims with the intent of performing Umrah. There are the usual sights—men and women covered in their stark white ihrams, prostrating believers filling up the masjids and the roads—but there is something noticeably different this year; the innumerable face masks.
