The Sierra Leone Hajj ban

Oct 05, 2014, 06:56 PM

Going on a pilgrimage to Mecca - the Hajj - is one of the main pillars of Islam. And with this year's Hajj reaching its climax in Saudi Arabia, many thousands of Muslims from around the world have been able to fulfill that obligation. Unless, that is, they're from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Because of the Ebola outbreak, they've been barred from the Hajj by the Saudi authorities. In Freetown, our reporter, Umaru Fofana, has been gauging reactions to that ban.