In 1987, 402 people died at the Hajj when troops broke up a Shiite protest.
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- It's the climax of Hajj: Pilgrims flock to the plains of Arafat.
She wished that Sunnis and Shias could live side by side, as they do during the Hajj.
Saudi Arabia has the highest demand - with a huge increase in smuggling just before the Hajj.
The tsunami of people that is the Hajj has created massive problems for the Saudis in the past.
Last year, they offered Abou El Fadl and his "guests" an all-expenses-paid "VIP" trip to Mecca for Hajj.
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The cases come a month ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, which draws millions of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
The Hajj pilgrimage runs this year from roughly Oct. 24 to Oct. 29.
The Hajj, an obligatory pilgrimage for able-bodied Muslims, began this year on Wednesday.
Hershorn says he does not think Hajj was trying to make the Israeli attack look worse than it was.
Reuters says it would no longer accept pictures from the photographer, Adnan Hajj.
"We hope that no unwanted incidents happen during this Hajj season, " he said.
During the holy month of Ramadan, it got an okay from the Saudis to fly 11, 000 Afghans to the hajj.
But now, as she landed in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage Hajj, the time seemed to have flown by.
Saudi health authorities ordered 11 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine, giving priority to government workers working at the Hajj.
Despite having an image steeped in California's counterculture, it is one of the worst heel-draggers, says Zeina Al-Hajj of Greenpeace.
In 1861 the city was conquered by the Tukulor emperor al-Hajj 'Umar and was then occupied by the French in 1893.
However it said it was working closely with Saudi authorities in advance of the forthcoming Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Memish told CNN a team from the CDC will be staying throughout the Hajj to help the government deal with any problems.
Guidelines were issued, banning various groups from participating in this year's Hajj -- children under 12, adults over 65 and people with chronic diseases.
The nation was last put on that level February 7 because of increased "chatter" among suspected terrorist cells and the proximity to the Muslim Hajj.
Performing the Hajj by traveling to Mecca and Medina is an obligation for all able-bodied Muslims who can afford it at least once during their lifetime.
Last month, in the weeks running up to the Hajj - over 100 birds were found stuffed into crates at Calabar Airport, in Nigeria's far south-east.
That, he says, eliminated the need for ambulances (there are 350 of them in and around Mecca for Hajj) to drive to the site of every medical emergency.
As for recycling, the 9, 500 tonnes of electronics Apple says it has recycled since 1994 is puny given the amount of equipment the firm sells, says Ms Al-Hajj.
Such payments would secure government contracts for Mr. Azimi's travel business to take Muslims on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Afghan and U.S. officials say.
Urooj Khan said he had sworn off gambling after making a trip to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim hajj pilgrimage, local store employee Ashur Oshana told the Associated Press.
Isam Mohamed El-Hajj Hassan, known to his fans as Karabino, returns from Japan with two Olympic medals in his sights -- hopefully as early as the Rio De Janeiro games in 2016.
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