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Politics vs pilgrimage: Some Muslims call for Saudi haj boycott

Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in their holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 8, 2019. [Reuters]

As millions of Muslims don robes and flock to Mecca for haj, a small counter movement to boycott the pilgrimage in protest at Saudi Arabia's politics has won limited support online.

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