I round a really interesting article on CNN today that I wanted to share. It's about the world's largest annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabi. Three million people take part in this event, that's huge! The article and video are from the perspective of Suroosh Alvi, who went with his family on this pilgrimage. Videos are not allowed, so he had to literally sneak his camera in and film everything at his waist side with a tiny video camera. It makes your wonder, would you be able to do the same thing? I know I would be scared to get caught and end up in an episode of Locked Up Abroad! It's interesting though to see the massive amounts of people who take part in this pilgrimage. I also feel that Suroosh is bringing new media to the small holy city of Mecca by filming and posting it online for all of the world to see.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/02/vbs.mecca.diaries/index.html?hpt=Mid
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