11A Muslim pilgrim reads the Koran at Mount Al-Noor during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
12Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca, November 12, 2010, during the annual haj pilgrimage. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
13Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca, November 12, 2010, during the annual haj pilgrimage. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
14Muslim pilgrims walk upon arrival to Mena, near Mecca, during the annual haj pilgrimage November 14, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
15Muslim pilgrims exchange money at a currency exchange centre outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, November 13, 2010, during the annual haj pilgrimage. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed
16Muslim pilgrims sit in front of a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (C) in Mina November 13, 2010. King Abdullah has appointed the second deputy prime minister to oversee the haj pilgrimage, the state news agency reported on Saturday, a day after doctors ordered rest for the ruler due to a slipped disc. Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, also the Interior Minister, is to oversee the annual haj, when some two million Muslim pilgrims will gather in the holy city of Mecca. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
17A vendor waits for customers at a livestock market in Amman November 14, 2010. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims, with the slaughter of goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
18Muslim pilgrims take part in night prayers upon their arrival to Mena, near Mecca, during the annual haj pilgrimage November 14, 2010. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims, with the slaughter of goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed
19Muslims on the haj pilgrimage take a rest in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by the Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/
Fahad Shadeed
20A Muslim pilgrim reads the Koran on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
21A Muslim pilgrim rests as others pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
22A Muslim pilgrim prays on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
23Muslim pilgrims gather on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
24Muslim pilgrims rest on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
25Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
26The hands of a Muslim pilgrim are seen as he prays on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
27Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
28Muslim pilgrims gather on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
29Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
30A Muslim pilgrim is helped onto Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, November 15, 2010. At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca to retrace the route taken by Prophet Mohammad 14 centuries ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
31Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 8, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
32Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 8, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
33Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 8, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
34Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, during the annual haj pilgrimage, November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
35Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
36Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
37Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
38Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
39Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
40Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem`