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"Here is the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca as if you were there, with the added value of the eye, the pen, and the wisdom of a Muslim anthropologist, a Moroccan who has long lived abroad...and who 'did not know what the outcome of the trip would be when [he] went in the direction of Mecca.'

"From A to Z - from the bureaucratic and ritual preparatory steps taken in Morocco to the last steps on Saudi soil, after having accomplished all the formatted, detailed sequences of the pilgrimage - Abdellah Hammoudi shows us life in Medina and Mecca as he simultaneously discovered it for himself: both in the rituals of pilgrimage and at their margins, as he and his fellow pilgrims experienced it along with the millions of other Muslims of all nationalities who make it a duty to fulfill this fifth pillar of Islam, which, they hope, will bring them salvation and transfiguration.

"With a sharp, observant eye for even the smallest details of daily life, and with a critical spirit that is always respectful but not without humor, Hammoudi leads the Western reader through the labyrinth of this unknown, in intriguing world." - MOUNA NAIM, Le Monde

"This hajj seen from inside is a jewel of wit and emotion, a reflection on Islam, and a mine of information." - CATHERINE BREGANT, Le Monde des Religions

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