Muslim pilgrims pose for a snapshot in Arafat near

Muslim pilgrims pose for a snapshot in Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. This year's hajj, which officially began Sunday, takes place amid increasing worries across the Islamic world, over the bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan and recent terror attacks by al-Qaida-linked groups including last week's twin suicide bombings in Algeria that killed at least 37 people.
AP Photo by Hasan Sarbakhshian