Local couple making pilgrimage to Mecca.

From: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) | Date: December 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Virginia De Leon

Dec. 15--It is the journey of a lifetime, a period of rebirth and the spiritual pinnacle for every Muslim. Mecca, the holy city of Islam, will be the ultimate destination this month for Sayed Daoud and Mariam Mohieldin, a Pullman couple who will join more than 2 million people for hajj -- the pilgrimage required of all able-bodied Muslims at least once in their life. "This is the highest level of spirituality for Muslims," said Daoud, a m...

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