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Saudi Arabia allows women to register for hajj without male guardian

Women can register "along with other women" for the Islamic pilgrimage this year.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jun 14, 2021
Syrians from the northwestern province of Idlib wait to board buses at Bab al-Hawa border crossing as they head to Turkey prior to traveling to Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, Syria, Aug. 16, 2017.
Syrians from the northwestern province of Idlib wait to board buses at Bab al-Hawa border crossing as they head to Turkey prior to traveling to Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, Syria, Aug. 16, 2017. — Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images

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