With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
Have anything to say about this article?
You can report: fake news, misinformation, error, more information, additional data, etc.
CommentYour comment has been sent successfuly! Thank you.
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers. Despite travelling a»»»
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
Pilgrims perform most hajj rites outdoors, where extreme heat has caused heatstroke, fainting and cardiac arrests among devotees. (EPA Images pic) MECCA: To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca’s Grand Mosque and re»»»
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers. Despite travelling all the way from Egypt for the annual pilgrimag»»»
Opinion | The Translation and Preservation of National Identity and Cultural Heritage in the Age of Globalization: A Perspective from Egyptian Cultural Institutions
In today’s world, where globalization is often applied in a uniform and single-minded way, a phenomenon understood largely in terms of erasing cultural boundaries, the role of translation emerges as the last vestige of soft power, perhaps even the only remaining means of protecting and re-presentin»»»
Have anything to say about this article?
You can report: fake news, misinformation, error, more information, additional data, etc.
Comment