Around one million Muslims from around the world have begun ascending Mt. Arafat near Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca as part of the largest Hajj pilgrimage since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pilgrims on Friday morning flocked to Arafat after spending a night of meditation and introspection in the tent city of Mina, which marked the first leg of their five-day Hajj. For the first time ever - ...