After watching the documentary I found that I learned a lot about the pilgrimage to mecca. I have heard of the journey before but I have never actually looked into what the journey consists of.
My neighbors back at home are Muslim and they all made the journey to mecca! I remember them telling me and my family a little about it when I was younger, but I don’t remember much about what they said. They are some of our good family friends and they would always have my family over for dinner and they would show us all of their favorite foods! We would always have the most interesting BBQs because we would have a random mix of food! After watching this documentary it seems to bring back some of the memories of what my neighbors told me about their own journey to mecca. They have shown me and my family pictures from all of the places they got to see and visit when they went back for their trip. Their parents made sure that each of their five children were able to make it over to mecca. Since one of the main things that can hold people back from this journey is money.
Back to the documentary, I did think it was interesting that the one person they decided to follow was white male. Although, I think I can see some reasons for doing this. They were making it for a specific audience, which are people in the United States. It’s funny how the man in the video sticks out like a sore thumb, he doesn’t really look like anyone else there. I was trying to put myself in his shoes and I would stick out just as much, if not more than him!
I can’t imagine having to do all of that traveling required for this journey, but at the same time I can see why people would want to make this journey because it means so much to their religion. It is also such a specific journey I feel as though it is a trip that people will never forget!