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More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
WJTV Jackson· 6 days agoMECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its m…
Pilgrimages are a big business - Marketplace
Marketplace· 3 days agoHajj begins today. Over 1.5 million Muslims have already traveled to Saudi Arabia this week to attend Hajj, one of the world’s largest human gatherings....
Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures head for 118 degrees Fahrenheit
AccuWeather· 13 hours agoA Muslim pilgrim splashes water on his head to cool off at the base of Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat...
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the destructive Israel-Hamas war
WATE 6 Knoxville· 4 days agoMINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Ahead of their t…
Masses of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia circle the Kaaba ahead of the official beginning of the Hajj
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMasses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest...