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Muslim hajj pilgrims perform noon prayers outside the Namira mosque near Mount Arafat on October 14, 2013. Some 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the high point of the annual hajj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)