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A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on...
'The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThey came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat....
What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOver 1.8 million Muslims are taking part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in...
Hajj on the cheap: off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLiving on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment...
What to know about the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which is fast approaching
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRamadan Mubarak! The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of...
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and...