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Masses of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia circle the Kaaba ahead of the official beginning of the Hajj
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMasses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest...
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
WKMG ClickOrlando· 3 days agoMuslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the...
Pilgrimages are a big business - Marketplace
Marketplace· 13 hours agoAs a pillar of Islam, Muslims who are physically and financially capable must make the trek to Mecca at least once during their lives. While there, they...
Mourning their dead, Gazans take solace in hajj pilgrimage
AFP via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoMonths after losing her husband and children in the horrors of the Gaza war, Douaa al-Massarii is...
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the destructive Israel-Hamas war
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 17 hours agoEarlier, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site. More than 1.5...