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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...
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...
The week's best photos
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA woman works at a kelp airing field in Rongcheng City, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock) A Belgian soldier stands in front of a building...
Did the Pilgrims Really Land at Plymouth Rock?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGetty Images/Stock Photo If you had to pick the five most important rocks in the world, in no particular order, the list might look something like this:...
Why we ought to understand Islam and its history better
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEarly in Barnaby Rogerson’s book about the “making of the Middle East”, he tells us a story from his...
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...
'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....
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...
The most stunning satellite photos of 2022 show a world gripped by volcanic eruptions, war, and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2022, the world dealt with political upheaval, brutal climate change, and war. Satellite imagery...
