{"id":250429,"date":"2025-06-06T06:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-hajj-becoming-too-commercial-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T06:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:04:53","slug":"is-the-hajj-becoming-too-commercial-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-hajj-becoming-too-commercial-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Hajj becoming too commercial? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qbiMFR0IIaA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the Hajj becoming too commercial? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qbiMFR0IIaA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a pillar of Islam and a once-in-a-lifetime journey for many Muslims. But is the Hajj becoming too commercialized? 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