Photos: Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
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Credit: Zain Jaafar/AFP
Nearly two million Muslims gather on the vast plain of Arafat, standing in prayer under the blazing sun during the high point of the Hajj. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]
Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
