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Technology remains at the heart of the hajj
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIranian pilgrims pose for a selfie during the hajj pilgrimage in 2022. AP Photo/Amr NabilThe hajj – the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, takes place this week
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoThe pilgrimage draws Muslims from around the world to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. MECCA, Saudi Arabia...
Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSaudi Arabia is hosting its biggest Hajj pilgrimage in three years, starting Monday. Mohammed, a...
Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIslam's annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after...
'The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThey came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat....
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the world. A million pilgrims from...
Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSaudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites. The...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMuslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent...
See the grand scale of the Hajj pilgrimage as 2 million Muslims expected in Mecca
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOver 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in...
How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's hospitality and tourism drive
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBillboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured...