Showing posts with label changing face of Mecca. Show all posts
Showing posts with label changing face of Mecca. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2016

A Prayer for Mecca: The City That Many Hajj Pilgrims Don't See (September 9, 2016)


As the hajj begins once again, Saudi artist Ahmed Mater has revealed unprecedented changes to the holy city – from flashy new hotels to the loss of priceless neighbourhoods. In the third episode of Crossing the Line, our series connecting the US and Middle East, he takes us inside Islam’s urban heart