<p>Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.</p>
November 21, 2010
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November 21, 2010 8 p.m.
Mecca development promises pilgrims better hajj this year
MECCA, Saudi Arabia - A dozen glittering skyscrapers tower over Islam's holiest shrine, the Kaaba, boasting hotel rooms with 24-hour butler service and luxury marble bathrooms. Below, throngs of Muslims perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, many of them impoverished, sleeping in the streets.