Worsening crisis forces Sri Lankan Muslims to forgo Hajj : v

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Muslims will not take part in this year’s Hajj, the country’s pilgrimage organizers announced on Tuesday, as the island nation faces its worst economic crisis in memory. Muslims make up almost 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s population of 22 million, which is predominantly Buddhist. This year, 1,585 Sri Lankans were expected to perform Hajj after Saudi Arabia

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