Snapchat’s feature that allows users to follow stories from different cities and events has managed to get a lot of popularity. However, it was the app’s latest decision to cover a particular city that has got the entire social media flooded with discussions about the app. Recently, Snapchat covered Mecca in order to capture the activities that go on in the Islamic world on ‘Laila tul Qadr’ or The Night of Power.
Multiple videos and pictures were posted by people in Mecca, while performing ‘Umrah’, in the streets of Mecca, before sunset, before sunrise and so on. This managed to generate a huge response on the social media with Tweets pouring in about the coverage
#Mecca_Live: How A @Snapchat Story Changed The World’s View Of Islam https://t.co/UIAvnATbsG
— Bobbie Rathjens (@brathjens) July 14, 2015
The #mecca_live @Snapchat story is absolutely amazing/breathtaking/ inspiring; well worth taking 270 seconds out of your day to watch.
— 앤디 톰슨 (@athompson10) July 14, 2015
I'm a hindu but trust me this snapchat story #mecca_live has moved me. We should understand that religion never promotes war but peace.
— NOMΛD (@HyperboreanWulf) July 13, 2015
Best snapchat story ever. #mecca_live pic.twitter.com/EMrUl2uOFC
— GM (@GM491) July 13, 2015
Im not Muslim but #mecca_live is by far the best snapchat story!
