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1.5 million arrive for annual Hajj pilgrimage | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoHajj, which began Friday, always begins on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah, the 12th and final month...
550 Muslims die in horrific heat as temperatures in Mecca hit 51.8C
Daily Express· 2 days agoAt least 550 Muslims died in scorching hot temperatures during the religious Hajj pilgrimage. There...
Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world
BBC News· 4 days agoIn pictures: Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha around the world.
Pilgrimages are a big business - Marketplace
Marketplace· 6 days 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...
The Latest | Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as US envoy tries to calm tensions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed three Hezbollah fighters on Wednesday, the militant group...
Mourning Their Dead, Gazans Take Solace In Hajj Pilgrimage
International Business Times· 7 days agoMonths after losing her husband and children in the horrors of the Gaza war, Douaa al-Massarii is...
At least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have reportedly died from sunstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage
NBC NEWS· 5 days agoThe ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha...
With Saudi ties restored, Syrians fulfil hajj dreams
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBy taking one of the first direct pilgrimage flights between Syria and Saudi Arabia in over a decade, Osama Kabbara realised two dreams: performing hajj...
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the destructive Israel-Hamas war
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 7 days agoEarlier, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site. More than 1.5...
Hajj pilgrims ‘stone the devil’ as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha
Digital Journal· 5 days agoPilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in...