Ziauddin Sardar’s powerful memoir of the Hajj exposes how Mecca's spiritual heart is being buried beneath glass towers and luxury malls. A sacred city transformed—where faith, history, and identity collide with commercialization, authoritarian control, and unchecked urban expansion.
The Lost Mecca: Ziauddin Sardar’s Pilgrimage…
Ziauddin Sardar’s powerful memoir of the Hajj exposes how Mecca's spiritual heart is being buried beneath glass towers and luxury malls. A sacred city transformed—where faith, history, and identity collide with commercialization, authoritarian control, and unchecked urban expansion.