Eight British Muslims Cycling their way to Haj
In a unique Haj pilgrimage eight British Muslims have set off for Saudi Arabia in their bicycles hoping to arrive just in time for the Haj pilgrimage in Makkah by the end of the month.
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The bikers will travel through eight countries covering over 3500 kilometres in order to raise £1 million for those affected by the Syrian war, according to One Path Network. Having kicked off their journey from the United Kingdom, they will travel through France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy then Greece.
Ideally, they would have liked to travel to Saudi Arabia via Turkey, Syria and Jordan, but due to security reasons they will travel by ship from Greece to Egypt before travelling to Saudi Arabia. They are embarking on this momentous journey, accompanied by two support staff.
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Meanwhile In Bangladesh 90 Haj agencies could not send a single of the 13,415 pilgrims booked till yesterday despite getting their visas weeks ago, as the tour operators failed to book flight tickets and arrange their accommodation in Saudi Arabia. Eight other agencies have been able to arrange flight for one pilgrim each though they obtained visas for 1,157, according to a list prepared on Thursday by the Haj Office, which operates under the Religious Affairs Ministry. Only 10 Haj operators have managed to send around ten pilgrims of the 1,250 pilgrims they are supposed to send.
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This grim picture of poor management explains why hajj flights continue to be cancelled at the last moment. Hopefully the people get to do their Haj pilgrimage.
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