Clandestine Mission
Way back in 1503, an Italian named Ludovico de Varthema became the very first non-Muslim to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He did this in disguise as a Mameluke guard, who was protecting pilgrims and spent three weeks there. Unfortunately, once he left and got to Yemen, he forgot his Arabic and got thrown into prison. Luckily, he was rescued three months later.
Clandestine Mission
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