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Technology remains at the heart of the hajj
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIranian pilgrims pose for a selfie during the hajj pilgrimage in 2022. AP Photo/Amr NabilThe hajj – the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for some
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSaudi Arabia is hosting its biggest Hajj pilgrimage in three years, starting Monday. Mohammed, a...
Through personal ups and downs, they've waited years to perform Hajj. These are their stories
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThis year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period when...
'The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThey came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat....
See the grand scale of the Hajj pilgrimage as 2 million Muslims expected in Mecca
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOver 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in...
What is Hajj and why do Muslims go to Makkah?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne million Muslims are about to embark on the most important religious event in the Islamic calender, as hundreds of thousands of global worshippers...
UAE astronaut spies Mecca from space station during Hajj (photo)
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi photographed Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities, from the...
How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's hospitality and tourism drive
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBillboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured...
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and...
Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for...
