Welcome
Every year around 25,000 British Muslims visit Makkah, the birthplace of Islam, to complete their Hajj, which is one of the five pillars (arkan) of Islam.
From 26 January until 15 April 2012, the British Museum will be holding a large exhibition about the Hajj (www.britishmuseum.org/hajj). Following an award to the British Museum from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (click here for press release), the University of Leeds is contributing to the exhibition and its legacy by conducting an online survey and other research into British Muslim experiences of the Hajj. The data gathered may be selected to feed into the exhibition and will be used for academic and non-academic writing which British Muslims, Hajj tour operators and others could find interesting and useful.
The survey is open to British Muslims from any background who have already been for Hajj. The survey will focus on understanding:
- the circumstances of deciding to go for Hajj, your arrangements, preparations and journey
- the religious significance and meaning for you of being in Makkah and Madinah and performing the rituals
- your comments about the heritage and modern organisation of the Hajj
- your experience of returning home and what it means to be a Hajji today
PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY AT:
http://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/hajj
