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Tourist accused of blasphemy killed by mob in Pakistan
BBC via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoLynchings are not uncommon after an accusation of blasphemy, which is punishable by death in...
What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC News· 12 hours agoPakistan, Malaysia, Jordan, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia, Sudan and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region...
Racist abuse towards Muslim group in San Francisco caught on video
KTVU· 3 days agoMembers of a San Francisco mosque were celebrating Eid, a major holiday in the Islamic faith, at a...
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
Associated Press· 6 days agoThe ritual marks the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 12 hours agoThey advised pilgrims on Monday against performing the symbolic “stoning of the devil” ritual at...
More than 1,000 Muslim pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis year, temperatures at the Grand Mosque in Mecca reached 51.8 degrees Celsius, or 125 degrees...
Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
WTRF Wheeling· 3 days agoMECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingd…
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoThe Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Anyone who can visit the Grand Mosque (in Mecca)...
Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoMuslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic...
‘Bodies on the ground’: Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
Digital Journal· 12 hours agoAfter years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to...