Tunisia launches Pilgrims awareness program

Tunis, 4 November, 06

An awareness campaign has started in Tunisia for the enlightenment of the Tunisians who are planning to perform Hajj this year.

The campaign staged by the Tunisian Ministry of Religious Affairs includes clear and simple briefings on proper ways of performing Hajj rituals, detailing health and security regulations and explaining mini-maps of the Holy Places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Tunisian pilgrims, who number 9000 this year, will start to leave for the Holy Places effective 1 December, 2006.