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The National on X: "Hajj 2018 with @nasalwasmi: Although it is not mandatory to shave your head, only to cut it short, most opt to shave it to signify their coming transformation
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Muslim pilgrims have their heads shaved as part of the Hajj tradition, in the Mina Valley, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on December 7, 2008. More than two million Muslims head to the
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