Algerians are fond of documenting their pilgrimage even through the lenses of others.. The answer was sufficient from two pilgrims from Algeria. “Okaz” asked them about the secret of their eagerness to take pictures, even if it was a kind of habit or curiosity, as the pilgrims of Algeria, very politely, used to stop any camera holder And his permission to take pictures.
The two pilgrims Abu Al-Bara Mutawakkil and Qassem Moati say that the passion dates back to the year 1905 on the first Algerians’ pilgrimage trips, when the country’s ruler at that time assigned a French photographer to accompany the pilgrims to the city of Jeddah, and after his return from the mission, the photographer wrote a wide and comprehensive report on the trip, which today is considered a historical document that describes the word The photo details the famous trip, and the Algerian National Archives still maintains a large number of historical photos about that trip.
Hussein Hazazi (Mona) @Okaz_online
