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Rivals, Sunni and Shia Muslims unite in Mecca for the holy period

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More than 1.4-million people are there, among them members of the traditionally fierce rivals, the Sunni and Shia communities. Yet even beneath the blazing sun, it’s difficult to find anyone losing their cool

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