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Chinese Muslims make famous trek to Mecca

A RECORD number of more than 10,500 Chinese Muslims are expected to fulfill their pilgrimages to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to the Islamic Association of China. This is the first time the figure has exceeded 10,000, said Hong Changyou, IAC... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Oct 22 2007

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