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Mohammed bin Salman is making Muslims boycott Mecca

Mohammed bin Salman is making Muslims boycott Mecca

Muslim pilgrims at noon prayers during the hajj, outside the holy city of Mecca.  AAP

The Saudi Crown Prince’s regional aggression and disdain for human rights have prompted religious scholars and pious pilgrims to refuse to go on the hajj.

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has attempted to cast Saudi Arabia in a more positive light and mask the country’s more aggressive internal and foreign policies by undertaking so-called liberal reforms. But it has not been enough to silence those who continue to draw attention to his government’s human rights abuses.

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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/mohammed-bin-salman-is-making-muslims-boycott-mecca-20190703-p523pg