"Inside Mecca" producer/director and sound engineer Anisa Mehdi surrounded by pilgrims on Jabal Rahma, the Mount of Mercy, February 10, 2003. An American of Arab descent, Mehdi has a vested interest in accurate reporting on the Middle East. She is the first American woman to report on the hajj on location in Mecca for U.S. television.
Photo © Anisa Mehdi