Hajj

Rains Soak Pilgrims At Islam's Hajj (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.25.2009 | World


(AP) JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarl...

Forbidden Rituals At The Hajj

Betwa Sharma | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Betwa Sharma

Since Shiites have no restriction on single women going for the Hajj, A Hajj first timer, Saju, is less than pleased to know that Saudi Arabia requires all women pilgrims below the age of 45 to be accompanied by a male relative.

Guests of God: 2.5 Million Muslims Worship in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in This Year's Hajj

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Never has there been a more important time for Muslims to engage in greater introspection, self-evaluation. We face a Muslim world rife with conflicts, sectarian hatred, misogyny and injustice.

Hajj May Become Swine Flu Fiasco; Saudi Arabia Takes Precautions

globalpost.com | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- As millions of Muslims begin arriving in Mecca for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi officials face a unique challenge: how to pre...

Swine Flu Hajj Threat Voiced By Health Experts

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in...

A Sort of Hajj: The Pull of Ancestral Homelands

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Daniel Cubias

With all the dream destinations in the world that I have yet to conquer, why am I hung up on visiting a tiny country best known for warfare and which my family abandoned a generation ago?

Hajj and Terrorism

Jamal Dajani | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Radical Islam can only be defeated from within. The sooner President-elect Barack Obama understands this, the faster innocent lives will be spared.

Muslim Pilgrims Complete Annual Journey To Mecca

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


MECCA, Saudi Arabia — On foot and on the roofs of overflowing buses, Muslims poured into the holy city of Mecca for a final day of the hajj on W...

Hajj Pilgrims Skeptical Obama Will Bring Serious Change

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


MINA, Saudi Arabia — After pelting a symbol of the devil with stones, the Iraqi pilgrim knelt and prayed that one day soon all sorts of devils w...

Watch: Muslims Travel Thousands Of Miles, Make Pilgrimage To Mecca

Russia Today | Posted 01.07.2009 | World


Muslims from around the world are flooding into Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Russia Today reports. Three million Muslims are expected to perform the hajj th...