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Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on July 29. STR / AFP / Getty Images Muslims began their first pilgrimage ritual for Hajj during the pandemic inside the Mecca Grand Mosque on Wednesday, with “security bubbles” and strongly distanced …
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