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From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClick again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at...
Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA baptism ceremony in the Mbashe river in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP...
Factbox-Where is Al Aqsa mosque and why is it so important in Islam?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Reuters) - A Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Wednesday has triggered a furious...
For Palestinians, holiest Ramadan night starts at checkpoint
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor many Palestinians, the journey to one of Islam's most sacred sites on the holiest night of...
Faith: Find your holy place this summer, whether a building or in nature
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHoly — a word of many meanings and uses: holy day, holy war, holy Bible, holy ground and holy cow...
The Delicate Status Quo Around Jerusalem’s Holiest Site Is Unraveling
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople walk toward the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Aqsa mosque compound (also known as the Temple...
What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in...
Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOfficials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam,...
Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City. Ahmad...
Women can now undertake Islamic pilgrimages without a male guardian in Saudi Arabia, but that...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSaudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male...