An 85-year-old volunteer traffic warden is finally realizing his lifelong dream of pilgrimage to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Husin bin Nisan is one of many elderly pilgrims in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, who have long awaited the sacred journey. (10 May 2023/15 May 2023/3 June 2023/6 June 2023 (AP video by And Jatmiko and Fadlan Syam, produced by Jung Yoon Kim)
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Indonesia resumes elderly-friendly pilgrimage

An 85-year-old volunteer traffic warden is finally realizing his lifelong dream of pilgrimage to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Husin bin Nisan is one of many elderly pilgrims in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, who have long awaited the sacred journey. (10 May 2023/15 May 2023/3 June 2023/6 June 2023 (AP video by And Jatmiko and Fadlan Syam, produced by Jung Yoon Kim)
 
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