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With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
MECCA, Saudi Arabia - To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers.
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers.
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2×Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers.
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bangkokpost“To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers.”
france24“To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room to perform her daytime prayers.”
Framing · 8 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bangkokpost
“With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat”
→ Hajj pilgrims are using ice cream and giant fans to cope with high temperatures.
france24
“With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat”
→ Hajj pilgrims are using ice cream and giant fans to cope with high temperatures.
bangkokpost
“punishing sun”
→ Intense sunlight
france24
“punishing sun”
→ Intense sunlight
bangkokpost
“ambitious plan”
→ Intended plan
france24
“ambitious plan”
→ Intended plan
bangkokpost
“comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room”
→ Air-conditioned hotel room
france24
“comfort of an air-conditioned hotel room”
→ Air-conditioned hotel room