The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part. All Muslims are expected to ...

The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred journey to Mecca that every Muslim is called to complete at least once. But what exactly happens on this pilgrimage?

Saudis deserve credit for last month’s less fatal pilgrimage. (For previous articles in this series, see here and here.) Journalists have become used to reporting annual disasters at the hajj, the ...

(The Conversation) — Despite reports of mismanagement, the 2024 Hajj brought together pilgrims of diverse backgrounds from 180 countries. But despite the risks, millions of Muslims perform the ...

I was having a conversation the other day with a young lady who comes from a somewhat affluent background. She was relaying to me that she had visited a country that was not so flourishing and how ...