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How technology is shaping Hajj

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 53 words
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How technology is shaping Hajj How technology is shaping Hajj With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology has become key to making sure everything runs smoothly.

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How technology is shaping Hajj How technology is shaping Hajj With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology has become key to making sure everything runs smoothly.

Why it matters

Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris explains technology’s role in one of the world’s largest and most logistically complex religious gatherings.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year.

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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year”
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Two independent news sources (TRT World and a live Hajj 2026 report) both state that nearly or almost two million worshippers are expected to perform Hajj in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj [ħaddʒ]; also spelled Hadj or Haj) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been numerous incidents during the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the cities of Mecca and Medina, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to perform the Hajj in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mina (Arabic: مِنَى, romanized: Minā), nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres (5 miles) southeast of the city of Mecca, in the district of Masha'er, Province of Makkah in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina,_Saudi_Arabia
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“Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris explains technology’s role in one of the world’s largest and most logistically complex religious gatherings”
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A direct web search result from Al Jazeera explicitly confirms that Ahmed Idris explains technology's role in the Hajj pilgrimage in a piece published on May 25, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fez () or Fes () is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez,_Morocco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Society of the Muslim Brothers (Arabic: جماعة الإخوان المسلمين, romanized: Jamāʿat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood (الإخوان المسلمون, al-Ikhwān al-Muslimūn), is a tr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of al-Qarawiyyin (Arabic: جامعة القرويين, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Qarawīyīn), also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It was founded as a mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_al-Qarawiyyin
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