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(RNS) Almost every pilgrim who makes the Hajj, Islam's holy pilgrimage to Mecca , brings home an unwelcome souvenir: the common cold.
That, however, has never deterred tour operator Emad Elseidy , who has led Hajj pilgrimage groups for about 10 years. The 42-year-old Egyptian immigrant accepts — almost embraces — the possibility of getting sick during Hajj, but thinks fears about the H1N1 virus, or swine fl...
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