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Mideast Hajj American Experience - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 photo, Imam Suleimaan Hamed, the leader of the Atlanta Masjid of Al Islam mosque, walks through the mosque, in Atlanta. Members of the mosque gathered to celebrate a group of pilgrims who will make the annual hajj pilgr…

In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 photo, Imam Suleimaan Hamed, the leader of the Atlanta Masjid of Al Islam mosque, walks through the mosque, in Atlanta. Members of the mosque gathered to celebrate a group of pilgrims who will make the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Jamilah Jihad, who will makie her Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, poses for a portrait at the Atlanta Masjid of Al Islam mosque , Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Atlanta. Members of the mosque gathered to celebrate a group of pilgrims who will …

Jamilah Jihad, who will makie her Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, poses for a portrait at the Atlanta Masjid of Al Islam mosque , Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Atlanta. Members of the mosque gathered to celebrate a group of pilgrims who will make the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)