pilgrimage

 A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims while social distancing as a coronavirus preventative measure while circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, at the start of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj announced on Sunday that women can now register for the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage without a male guardian.