Thursday Videos: The Hajj, and John Edwards

Posted By Blake Hounshell Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 6:34 PM Share

Videos from this year's hajj are hard to come by, so here's a quick peek at last year's scene in Mecca's Grand Mosque. Every year, several pilgrims die due to overcrowding and poor planning--four Chinese Muslims have died during this Hajj already. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj produced this safety video to help combat the danger.

Completely unrelated: via a YouTube video entitled "Tomorrow Begins Today," former Senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards announces that tomorrow he will announce that he will run again in 2008.

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