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Unaccompanied in Mecca: women pilgrims recall a fulfilling journey

To celebrate this historic milestone, Air India flew a special flight from Kozhikode to Jeddah with all-women cabin crew and pilots, which ferried only women Hajjis. The ground crew and baggage handlers for the flight were all women as well.

The Hindu

Women can now undertake Islamic pilgrimages without a male guardian in Saudi Arabia, but that doesn't mean they're traveling alone -- communities are an important part of the religious experience

Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, facilitating the participation of thousands of single Muslim women in the Hajj in 2023.

The Conversation

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East

Violence continued in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip between Israeli security forces and Palestinian militants. The gallery also shows how people coped with the heat wave around the region and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; poverty in Pakistan; and the Pride party in…

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This year's Hajj was held in sweltering heat, and for those serving pilgrims there was little relief

As hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked in the footsteps of the prophets beneath a sweltering sun, contracted cleaners in lime-green jumpsuits held out matching plastic bags to collect their empty water bottles

The Independent UK

How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's hospitality and tourism drive

Saudi Arabia is pumping billions of dollars into the holy city of Mecca to meet its ambitious economic targets, with high-end hotels, apartment blocks, retailers and restaurants planned for areas around the Grand Mosque

The Independent UK

Middle East roundup: Eid festivities mark final Hajj rites

Mounting concern about Israeli settler attacks and Tunisia’s worsening crises – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down

Muslim pilgrims are casting stones at pillars representing the devil during the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

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Watch live: Muslims hurl stones during ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual during annual Hajj pilgrimage

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic Hajj ritual of stoning pillars representing the devil in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, 29 June.

The Independent UK

Eid al-Adha 2023: When is it, how is it celebrated and how to wish someone a happy Eid

The ‘festival of sacrifice’ commemorates the prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to God

The Independent UK

Millions of pilgrims converge on Saudi Arabia for Hajj

It's one of the largest religious gatherings in the world: the Hajj pilgrimage is underway this week in Saudi Arabia, with some 2 million Muslims converging in Mecca and at Mount Arafat. This year's Hajj could be the largest on record, according to officials, after several quieter years during the…

France 24

Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are braving intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Eid Al-Adha 2023: When is it, how is it celebrated and how to wish someone a happy Eid

The ‘festival of sacrifice’ commemorates the prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to God

The Independent UK

An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims

Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest crowd ever for the pilgrimage.

The Conversation

UAE astronaut spies Mecca from space station during Hajj (photo)

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi photographed Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities, from the International Space Station during the annual pilgrimage, or Hajj.

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Standing where Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon, 2 million Muslims perform Hajj

This is the largest pilgrimage since 2019, after which the Hajj was dramatically curbed due to coronavirus restrictions that limited the pilgrimage to just a few thousand people.

The Independent UK

'Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims gather on the rocky hill Mount Arafat outside Mecca for a day of prayer on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage

Daily Mirror

Eid al-Adha 2023: Exact dates as millions of Muslims celebrate end of Mecca pilgrimage

Millions of Muslims are going to celebrate the religious festival of Eid al-Adha which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and is the second major event in the Islamic calendar

The Independent UK

What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home

For residents, Islam's most sacred city Mecca is simply home

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Hajj essentials as record-breaking numbers expected in Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage

Around two million people will take part in the five-day experience in Saudi Arabia which brings Muslims closer to God and to the entire Muslim world

Bangkok Post

Huge crowds swarm from Mecca for hajj climax

MINA, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Mecca for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records.

France 24

Fossil fuels continue to dominate energy supply as demand grows

The latest report from the UK-based Energy Institute trade group shows demand for energy rising in 2022 as fossil fuels continued to make up more than four-fifths of global supply last year. Also in this edition: inflation renders the Hajj pilgrimage increasingly unaffordable, and Greek voters choose economic stability after…

The Independent UK

Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures

The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Essentials for the Hajj: From sunhats to shoe bags, a guide to gear Muslims bring to the pilgrimage

The five-day Hajj pilgrimage will see some 2 million Muslims embark on a series of rituals in the desert city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera

‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia

The number of pilgrims this year is expected to break records at more than 2.5 million.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?

Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week’s Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

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