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What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMuhammad Acha, a Hajj organizer for a private group said during the summer, a typical pilgrim may...
Maryland couple prepared for Hajj pilgrimage, then died in extreme heat
Washington Post· 2 days agoThe couple walked two to three miles a day in their neighborhood of Bowie, Md., to get ready for the...
Maryland Couple Dies In Triple-Digit Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage In Saudi Arabia: ‘They Saved Their...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoA Maryland couple was among the more than 1,300 people who died during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca...
At least 1,300 religious pilgrims killed by Saudi Arabia heat wave
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn extreme heat wave killed 1,301 Muslims on a sacred pilgrimage last week, according to Saudi...
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as more than 1,000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
For many Muslim pilgrims, a dangerous unauthorized Hajj is the only option
CNN.com· 1 day agoAbdo Salem, 81, decided to make the pilgrimage to Mecca from Egypt after fulfilling a mission to get...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoHundreds of Egyptians were among the dead. Pilgrims began to succumb to the heat on Saturday, the...
'Only by God's mercy that I survived': Hajj became a death march for 1,300 in extreme heat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA man on their tour group contacted Saida Wurie to say her parents were missing on Mount Arafat...
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhat was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime turned tragic this week when Saida Wurie learned her...
Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSaudi authorities considered these unofficial visits a violationof their regulations. But the process of obtaining official Hajj permits can sometimes...