1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterNell Minowhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/nminowInterview: 'Journey to Mecca'rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZPw69xu83B"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2010/01/interview-journey-to-mecca.html">Interview: ‘Journey to Mecca’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2010/01/interview-journey-to-mecca.html/embed#?secret=ZPw69xu83B" width="600" height="338" title="“Interview: ‘Journey to Mecca’” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="ZPw69xu83B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In 1325 a 21-year-old man named Ibn Battuta set out from his native Tangier on pilgrimage to Mecca that would take him 18 months. And now the story of that journey has become an extraordinary IMAX film, stunningly beautiful, soul-stirring, and genuinely historic. The Hajj, or obligation to visit Mecca, is one of the core…http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/JourneyToMeccaPoster01_250px.jpg