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Over 1,000 Muslim worshippers die of heat exhaustion during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia: report
Fox News· 4 days agoApproximately 1,081 worshipers from 10 different countries have reportedly died in the heat,...
More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoSaudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were...
An aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba during the annual hajj pilgrimage
KPVI· 7 days agoAn aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba during the annual hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Anyone who can visit the Grand Mosque (in Mecca)...
Muslim pilgrims complete this year's Hajj as deadly triple-digit temps sear Mecca
Fox News· 7 days agoMuslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMuslim pilgrims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer on Sunday, around the Kaaba shrine in Mecca -...
For many Muslim pilgrims, a dangerous unauthorized Hajj is the only option
CNN via AOL· 1 hour agoThe tragedy has brought attention to the shadowy industry of unauthorized pilgrimage agents who...
Excruciating heat blamed as hundreds of pilgrims die on journey to Mecca
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt least 550 people have died during pilgrimages to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year
AccuWeather· 1 day agoMuslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in...
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoHundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced...