More than 900 Hajj pilgrims died from heat-related causes, as temperatures in Makkah soared to 125-degree Fahrenheit. The heat has worsened Saudi Arabia’s summer conditions, and especially affected sick and elderly pilgrims, with Egyptians bearing a significant toll. One diplomat told news agency AFP that deaths among Egyptians had jumpe...
Mina, Saudi Arabia – AFP Pilgrims performed Sunday the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. Beginning at dawn, the 1.8 million Muslims undertaking the pilgrimage this year threw seven stones at each of three concrete w...
Makkah, Saudi Arabia — AFP Months after losing her husband and children in the horrors of the Gaza war, Douaa al-Massarii is doing her best to find peace in the annual Islamic pilgrimage- the Hajj. The 33-year-old Palestinian, who has been living as a refugee in Egypt since February, is happy to now find herself […]
Makkah, Saudi Arabia – AFP Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Makkah for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, unfolding this year in the shadow of the ongoing Gaza genocide. The world’s largest annual religious gathering officially begins on Friday, and Saudi officials are trying to keep the focus on [&h...
