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As President Bush is preparing to invade Iraq, Wall Street Journal correspondent Asra Nomani embarks on a dangerous journey from Middle America to the Middle East to join more than two million fellow Muslims on the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims once in their lifetime.... read more

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ALLAHABAD, INDIA-One hot winter afternoon, I was lost in India on the banks of the Ganges, a river holy to Hindus.

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