Going to Mecca - Nai’ma B. Robert cotton Complicating her questions about identity

Complicating her questions about identity

Illustrator: Merve Özcan

raising children

Both within the classroom and in their offices

Going to Mecca - Nai’ma B. Robert cotton Complicating her questions about identity"Come with the pilgrims as they set out on a journey, a journey of patience to the city of Mecca." We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah; they kiss or point to the Black Stone, as the Prophet did. Arriving at Mecca, they surge round the Ka'aba, shave their heads and travel to Mount Arafat. Finally, though their