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Why Muslims Pray Toward the Kaaba?

Why is a simple cube in Mecca so important? The Kaaba, draped in black silk and gold, is the spiritual epicenter of Islam, ...
Los Angeles Times

For residents of Mecca, Islam’s holiest sites are home, not just a pilgrimage site

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...
USA Today

See the grand scale of the Hajj pilgrimage as 2 million Muslims expected in Mecca

Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world's largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity following ...
Tulsa World

Meeting In Mecca

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million ...
NPR

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will return to pre-COVID levels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over ...