Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims are performing final rituals, including circling around the holy Kaaba and stoning the devil, to mark the final days of the Hajj pilgrimage.
Sunday, July 10, 2022 08:25
One million Muslim pilgrims have converged on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s pillars. The annual pilgrimage begins on Thursday, marking a major step toward normalcy after two years of a drastically scaled-down Hajj restricted to Saudi residents.
Thursday, July 07, 2022 04:43
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 02:34
A few thousand Muslim pilgrims have streamed out of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to launch the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the second downsized rituals staged during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunday, July 18, 2021 11:29
Saudi authorities have partially resumed the year-round Umrah pilgrimage after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing a limited number of people to perform the rituals in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina with strict observance of health protocols.
Sunday, October 04, 2020 01:51
Motivated by the ultra-hardline ideology of Wahhabism, which has dominated Saudi Arabia for decades, the incumbent regime in Riyadh is hell-bent on wiping Muslim heritage from the Hejaz region, threatening Islamic identity.
Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:53
Muslims from around the world have converged on holy sites in Saudi Arabia, prepared to begin the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday, August 19. The rites, observed by millions, are seen as a means of sending across the message of Muslim unity to the entire world.
Sunday, August 11, 2019 07:01
Muslims gathered from around the globe in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia have begun this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Thursday, August 08, 2019 10:48