There has been a rise in levels of loneliness as isolation continues globally, and for some, going to church has become as simple as walking to the living room and live streaming a mass through the television screen.
But for many others, when travel is imperative to accomplishing what is written in their holy laws, it was disheartening to feel as though a trip to their blessed lands was just not going to be possible.
Here is where virtual reality steps in. Through special arrangements made with the governing bodies, a crew from Wahi 360, armed with several camera rigs and a whole lot of heart, managed to film a 9 minute clip that allowed Muslims to visit Mecca this Ramadan.
"In the midst of a global health crisis, Muslims are having to observe Ramadan in a new way. But thanks to new technologies, films like “Wahi,” mean they will not let the virus get in the way of their faith."
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