Saudi Arabia’s Holy Cities: Mecca, Medina, and the Power of Islam | Inside Saudi Arabia (3/4)

Watch all videos in our playlist: https://bit.ly/inside_saudi_arabia

-------

The two holy cities of Mecca and Medina give Saudi Arabia enormous religious power.

We follow the trail of the pilgrims, from the port of Jeddah to the Holy Kaaba. There is a call for a more moderate Islam, but do religious leaders really support this?

-------

Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Intro
▷ 00:55 - Jeddah, road to Mecca
▷ 04:12 - Al Fordha Gate
▷ 05:33 - Umrah, Pilgrims, Quran
▷ 08:20 - Ibn Saud, founder of Modern Saudi Arabia
▷ 15:07 - Medina
▷ 19:12 - Call for Prayer, Quba Mosque
▷ 25:55 - Mecca
▷ 31:19 - Jabal al-Nour
▷ 36:35 - Kaaba, Black Stone
▷ 41:41 - Credits

#documentary #muslim #islam #saudiarabia #pilgrimage #mosque #umrah #mecca #medina #kaaba

-------
Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: https://goo.gl/5Sp36B
Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo  
-------

Saudi Arabia is well known across the world for its wealth, strict faith and oppression, but while Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has decreed that it wants to reform, the world is startled by the murder of journalist Khashoggi and other human rights violations.

We follow the developments from the inside, through the eyes of the inhabitants themselves. Are they just empty promises or is Saudi Arabia actually able to change?

Original title: The Power of the Holy Cities - Inside Saudi Arabia (3/4)
A film by Thomas Blom
© 2019, Licensed by Sideways Film

-------
Documentaries about people and cultures from around the globe: wocomoHUMANITY offers high-quality content which is produced by leading production companies.

Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries:
▷ wocomoDOCS:    / wocomodocs  
▷ wocomoWILDLIFE:    / wocomowildlife  
▷ wocomoHISTORY:    / wocomohistory  
▷ wocomoTRAVEL:    / wocomotravel  
▷ wocomoCOOK:    / wocomocook  

Wocomo HUMANITY is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.