{"id":29171,"date":"2016-10-08T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scandal-of-the-hajj-pilgrims-who-are-cheated-by-devious-tour-operators\/"},"modified":"2016-10-08T13:09:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T06:09:02","slug":"scandal-of-the-hajj-pilgrims-who-are-cheated-by-devious-tour-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scandal-of-the-hajj-pilgrims-who-are-cheated-by-devious-tour-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandal of the hajj pilgrims who are cheated by devious tour operators"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA journey to Mecca is a religious obligation for Muslims. But on their return to the UK, many have alarming stories to tell of how they have been ripped offFor Tariq Khan* and his family, the pilgrimage to Mecca should have been the trip of a lifetime. But after paying more than \u00a316,000 to make the hajj they found themselves sharing a hotel bedroom with strangers and having to use squalid toilets and kitchens .The family, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, are among the latest group of people to return from the hajj complaining that they have been ripped-off by one of the many unscrupulous travel agents that appear to prey on the UK\u2019s Muslim community. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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