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Record number of Chinese Muslims on Haj

With 20 million Muslims around China, it is only in recent years that they have been able to go on the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in substantial numbers. Thanks to rising affluence, growing numbers of Chinese Muslims are now able to... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Nov 21 2007

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