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More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe situation appears to have been exacerbated by the arrival of huge numbers of unregistered...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoIt started a day after pilgrims congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill known as Mount Arafat. The...
Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat
Reuters via AOL· 7 hours agoNearly 2 million Muslims will reach the end of the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has...
550 Muslims die in horrific heat as temperatures in Mecca hit 51.8C
Daily Express· 14 hours agoAt least 550 Muslims died in scorching hot temperatures during the religious Hajj pilgrimage. There...
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 4 days agoMasses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around ...
What is the Muslim Haj pilgrimage?
Reuters· 3 days ago... is a look at the haj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Friday. * The haj is an annual pilgrimage that...
What non-Muslims can learn from the Hajj
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA pilgrim offer prayers after she cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near...
Hundreds die on haj pilgrimage amid extreme Saudi heat: reports
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoSaudi state TV said temperatures rose on Monday as high as 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit)...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Lexington Clipper-Herald· 14 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on...
Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 22 hours agoHundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat,...