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hajj

Art & Culture 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Egypt family keeps alive tradition behind haj centrepiece

His family's creations would be despatched in a camel caravan to Islam's holiest site in western Saudi Arabia towards which Muslims across the world turn to pray.

Community 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Saudi Arabia to allow one million hajj pilgrims this year

Saudi Arabia said it will permit one million Muslims to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of pared-down pilgrimages.

National 5 years ago

Religious affairs minister to lobby Saudi Arabian government for bigger 2021 haj quota

Indonesia had initially planned to send up to 221,000 people for the annual haj.

World 5 years ago

Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put hajj plans on hold amid virus

“We have asked our Muslim brothers around the world to wait” on making hajj plans “until there is clarity.”

Opinion 6 years ago

Everything in Mecca gets 5 stars — and online reviews of other holy sites are wildly inflated, too

Yet online reviewers who have gone to Saudi Arabia before may mislead today’s pilgrims.

News 6 years ago

Room with a view: Mecca hotels offer VIP haj experience

Five-star hotels with views of Islam's holiest site and luxury haj pilgrimage packages are attracting a super-wealthy clientele and establishing Mecca as the capital of premium religious tourism.

Opinion 7 years ago

It's 'just' the flu? Let's take better precautions

Even when the flu becomes severe, Indonesians often don’t seek medical attention until it gets worse.

National 9 years ago

Indonesians arrested in Saudi Arabia for unregistered haj

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested hundreds of Indonesians for performing the haj in Mecca without a haj permit, officials have said.

World 9 years ago

As hajj nears, questions about deadly 2015 stampede remain

Marching with thousands of other pilgrims at last year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, 23-year-old Sobia Noor of Pakistan felt the crowd get tighter and the air grow thicker in the scorching heat. Suddenly, there was shouting and crying along the narrow street bordered by tall metal barriers.