An American Muslim woman ponders the contradiction between the actions of Hagar who ran between two hills in Makkah searching for water for her dying son and the prohibition against women on Hajj running between Safa and Marwah in commemoration of that original event. "At the most ancient and sacred rituals of Islam, modern-minded women are trying to work out their place in their faith, even as they draw inspiration from it. They say the hajj gives them the strength to push for a greater voice for women in their religion."
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