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What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in...
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on...
Saudi Arabia expects 1 million people in Mecca for largest hajj since pandemic struck
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in...
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...
Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPalestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in...
What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOver 1.8 million Muslims are taking part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMuslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent...
From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca...
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...
See the grand scale of the Hajj pilgrimage as 2 million Muslims expected in Mecca
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOver 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in...