A stunningly refreshing photo essay presenting the Islamic pilgrimage from a fresh perspective as one of the pilgrims on the ground. A remarkably gifted young photographer, Newsha Tavakolian founded the women"s magazine Zan when she was just sixteen, and later worked for nine other reformist dailies, all since banned in her native Iran. Her work has been feted in National Geographic magazine as well as a host of other prestigious international photographic journals. Foreword by Rageh Omaar, the celebrated BBC TV journalist and presenter