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Days after our visit to the measles ward in Mymensingh, we hear news that baby Arafat has died.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Arafat is one of Bangladesh's more than 120,000 suspected and confirmed measles cases since cases spiked in mid-March, according to government figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The biggest test could come on the second day of Hajj, when pilgrims gather for prayer and repentance at Mount Arafat, a granite hill and surrounding plains at the edge of Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
About twenty of us Muslims who had finished the Hajj were sitting in a huge tent on Mount Arafat.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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