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Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoThe ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Hajj...
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as more than 1,000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 11 hours agoHundreds of Egyptians were among the dead. Pilgrims began to succumb to the heat on Saturday, the...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoIt started a day after pilgrims congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill known as Mount Arafat. The...
Local tourist killed in Pakistan’s Swat over blasphemy allegations
Al Jazeera· 14 hours agoA 36-year-old man has been killed and his body burned in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber...
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in hajj climax
The Raw Story· 7 days agoMore than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, praying for hours, ...
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll...
Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSaudi authorities considered these unofficial visits a violationof their regulations. But the process of obtaining official Hajj permits can sometimes...
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoThe stoning is among the final rites of the Hajj, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It came...
Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat on the second day of Hajj
The Bradford Era· 7 days agoMuslim Pilgrims continued on Saturday their massive influx to Mount Arafat, gathering at the sacred...