Hajj wraps up for another year in Mecca

11/06/2025 9 min
Hajj wraps up for another year in Mecca

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This year’s Hajj celebrations wrapped up last Sunday in Mecca. Thankfully deaths and injuries from overcrowding and overheating were well down on last year.The Hajj is required of every able Muslim, but overall numbers were also down. The reason is intriguing. Associate Professor MILAD HAGHANI from Melbourne University studies urban risk and resilience.

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