The siege at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, 45 years on

The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast
13/11/2024 8 min
The siege at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, 45 years on

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Forty-five years ago this month, a group of armed insurgents stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca, taking thousands of worshippers hostage. The siege would go on to have profound implications in Saudi Arabia, and beyond. 

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