In July 1987, the annual Hajj pilgrimage turned into one of the bloodiest flashpoints in the history of Islam's holiest cities. A protest march by Iranian pilgrims in Mecca ended in clashes with Saudi ...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia - As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, ...
In a landmark cultural moment for Islamic arts and history, the Holy Quran Museum in Mecca’s Hira Cultural District has opened a special display featuring a folio from the legendary ‘Blue Quran’ ...
As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home in Mecca past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, Mecca was so ...
One of the largest annual gatherings on Earth, the pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca, will be off-limits to most the world’s Muslims this year due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of ...