Every year, millions of Muslims from every corner of the world gather in the sacred city of Makkah to perform Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. At one level, Hajj is a pilgrimage — a sacred obligation performed through rites established by Prophet Abraham (AS) and restored by Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). But at a deeper level, Hajj is far more than ritual movement, ceremonial devotion, or historical remembrance.

LET’S ALL take a deep breath, examine Namibia from a different angle, and refrain from bleating like lost goats. Some loud detractors, mostly those dramatic, south-of-the-redline types, are busy throwing toys out of the cot because president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah chose to skip the regional Genocide Remembrance Day events. She’s been called anything from “authoritarian, insensitive, […] The post Marula strategy is pure political genius appeared first on The Namibian .