Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for hajj


MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Palestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, as the minimum cost for the hajj pilgrimage climbed to 26,000 riyals ($7,000) this year. His options were limited. The 65-year-old struggled to pay the bill despite choosing […]

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