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Yet they are finding the costs ever harder to bear
Asian Muslims are pressing ahead with the hajj pilgrimage despite ongoing regional conflict, with pilgrims like a Malaysian man who spent decades saving and training. For the devout, no geopolitical crisis outweighs the once-in-a-lifetime religious obligation to reach Mecca.
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