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Pilgrims are shown from above around the cube-like Kaaba in Mecca walking on specified lines and carrying colored umbrellas.
Religion
PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus
A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 27, 2020.
Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus
Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world descend upon Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.
Religion
Politics complicate the hajj spiritual journey for some Muslims
A muslim pilgrim climbs Mount Al-Noor
Religion
Middle Eastern conflicts leave prices high as hajj gets underway
Hajia Bilkisu Yusuf sits with former first lady, Laura Bush, at the National Center for Women's Development in Abuja, Nigeria, January 2006.
Belief
Lost in the Hajj stampede was a pioneering journalist who united Christians and Muslims
Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
Belief
Reeling from this tragedy at the Hajj, what can we learn for the future?
Tala Khudairi and Jack Lindsay are two of the pilgrims who appear in a new PBS documentary about the Hajj.
Belief
PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston
A pilgrim participates in the cleansing ritual at Osun’s Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo.
6 incredible pilgrimages around the world
A hajj selfie
Global Scan
Should selfies be allowed on the pilgrimage to Mecca?
Lifestyle & Belief
During Hajj, some Ethiopian Muslims pilgrimage to local shrine
Arts, Culture & Media
Experiencing the True Eid al-Adha
Lifestyle & Belief
Celebrating Eid al-Adha in Libya’s Ruins
Mecca and the Modern Day Hajj
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Khar Bii’: Senegal’s Sheep Idol
Pick Your Favorite Sheep
Lifestyle & Belief
Slideshow: Bosnian Muslim Walking to Mecca for the Hajj
Arts, Culture & Media
Alternative Pilgrimage Destination for Ethiopians
Hajj Pilgrimage in the Midst of the Arab Spring
Lifestyle & Belief
Concerns over H1N1 at the Hajj
Arts, Culture & Media
Palestinians Celebrate Eid
Arts, Culture & Media
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Arts, Culture & Media
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