Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Is…
This case study examined how the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) managed the 2018 Hajj season, one of the largest worldwide gatherings, to identify prominent communication strategies utilised in a large event. The two-way symmetrical communication and the
In 2020, amid worldwide coronavirus lockdowns, Saudi Arabia limited the pilgrimage to a few thousand citizens and local residents. This is the first year it is being held without COVID restrictions. HOW DO MUSLIMS PREPARE FOR THE HAJJ? Some pilgrims spend their whole lives saving up...
Normally, religious tourism -- of which hajj is only a part -- brings in revenue equivalent to about 2.7 percent of Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product. But the crowds of people from all over the world are also potential incubators of disease, so the government halted them at the start...
June 22, 2020 - A statement from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah states that as Covid-19 cases continue to grow globally, and because of the risks of coronavirus spreading in crowded spaces and from other countries, the Hajj will “take place this year with a limited number of...
This research was funded by Deputyship for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, project number (227). Data Availability Statement The HAJJv2 dataset is available on https://github.com/KAU-Smart-Crowd/HAJJv2_dataset (accessed on 25 April 2020). Acknowledgments The authors...
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